Friday, February 27, 2009

parents are just two of the things that make us

So I have rolled my tongue up snug
beneath my teeth. Like crepes. Like campers
curled in sleeping bags, children getting grass stains
down a hill.  Pattern of this cork that has just fallen
from the counter, wobbling, half stained with wine--
Uneven escape.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

the first thing i see when i open my eyes

my plant, undeterred by being dead, is bent and brittle 
reaching with its broken guitar string branches
to rest a caring touch on the typewriter,
who suffers from dust and rusted keys, and has
been lately needing frequent reassurance 
that everything will be ok.