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ILLNESS OF HORSES: A WOMAN MEDITATES
by Joan Colby

1.   String Halt: A curious affliction. The walk is peculiarly

Exaggerated. A woman wearing glass heels searching for

Her prince. Authorities agree this is a nervous condition.


2.   Lampas: Your mouth swells with bad blood. Cry out in

Agony. Rub with salt, burn with hot irons. None of these

Methods will help.


3.   Founder: An enchantment of green apples. Monopolies of

Grain. Disease of the insatiable. Lie down, remove

Your shoes. The bones are coming apart.


4.   Heaves: Hard cough, labored breathing.

An unsoundness of respiration. Failure of love.


5.   Forging: You overrun yourself. An injury of ambition.

The wounds raw and new. Proceed with caution. Proceed

With caution.


6.   Cribbing: Bite obstacles grunting, sucking wind. A

Common vice. Boredom of marriage.


7.   Moon Blindness: Your eyes turn green and opaque. Tears

Fail you. Remain stalled in darkness until the solitary

Pasture silvers in moonlight.


8.   Staggers: A defect of the heart or brain. Confusion

Worsens in heat. You remain dazed for hours, or forever.


9.   Joint Evil: Infection of the navel. The world centers

Turns in against you. There is no cure. A marked

Inclination to lie down and die.



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