For Mark Strand

Mar 27, 2026

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We all imagine

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He must have fucked

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Like a Wildman.

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Or was it the face?

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Part Redford part Newman.

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Everyone said so.

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Or perhaps the attitude,

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Taller than his tall frame

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His presence crowded any room.

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But most likely

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It was the words.

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Mute on the page

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Alive in the throat

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Lethal in the air

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And sometimes

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Better than the

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Fuck of a Wildman.

Carlos’s Substack