Wednesday, August 27, 2008

poem starters

the deeper meaning, sprawled from wall to wall-

the Valencia pavement, all picked and polished (like an overused bathing suit)-

the disgruntled sister.

the outgrown sweater.

"the french," she spat, "are one translucent eyeball"-

the forgotten labor of forgiveness, burnt like silver to sand-

the dusty crunch of gravel under flattened feet-

the scrap of fabric fluttering like an injured moth from the picture window-

the light refracted, in its sedentary effervescence, watching-

the brisk retreat, yet slowly growing stagnant-

the scent rising, tatsing deliciously of home-

the rest. all the rest-

the lime-scented tragedy of loving and being told, "no."

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