Talk Over the Grave
Where have you been?
Dropping socks in the river.
Where have you been?
In a pantry of cream.
Why do you cry?
Thinking of snails.
Why do you cry?
Pennies.
Do you dance with him?
I know he puts his hand somewhere.
Do you dance with him?
You know why.
Do you eat?
Take me from the bathtub, please.
What do you eat?
The places I swaddled him.
Who were you once?
Another part of you.
What is this conversion?
Canesugar earth.
Yours?
What I found on scales in the grocery.
Posted 06/29/09
Published this spring in the beautiful online journal Sir! www.sir-magazine.org. Extremely great experience submitting here, too.