The Niche

By Samuel Menashe
The niche narrows
Hones one thin
Until his bones
Disclose him

Copyright Credit: Samuel Menashe, “The Niche” from Samuel Menashe: New and Selected Poems, edited by Christopher Ricks, published by The Library of America, 2005. Copyright © 2004 by Samuel Menashe. Used by permission of the author.
Source: Samuel Menashe: New and Selected Poems (The Library of America, 2005)