Parallel Planes
A version of this story ran in the June 2017 issue.
Parallel Planes
(above photo of Texas A&M Agrilife Cotton Breeding Facility in Lubbock, taken by Eva Hershaw.)
This poem appears in the June 2017 issue of the Texas Observer. Read more from the issue or become a member now to see our reporting before it’s published online.
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