The Ridges on the Cerebral Surface of the Brain Are Called Gyri

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A man in a white shirt looking at "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh on a white wall.
Photo by Kevin Snow on Unsplash
The black hole whirlpool 
van Gogh painted
over Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Its violent winds,
its quiet heart.

O my soul,
out the asylum window
wheels in wheels
roll by themselves,
you carnivorous birds.

Sky a pinwheel
at a child’s memorial.
O my soul, I am close.
This night
I may be required of you.

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