by Taneum Bambrick
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I.
with the dam came
flood it
flood it
took forty hours to fill
a twenty-mile basin unofficial
mayor said we pried homes out &
built town again
on top of the canyon
hammered nails in original
holes
Structures hauled piece by piece up the new road
fifties diner relocated
its floor warped
aslant
Reservoir filled what we abandoned
algae-hooded shacks
a planked
foundation map
II.