Monday, January 16, 2006
in
there is bed rotation too
many adults and
two children and
too few rooms. A
bedroom door to
memory which
stands ajar only
enough for air flow so
very cold alone – moon-
light none - parents gone
drinking n
nanny a
white bird's nest topped ghost laid out
in the other
bed
room. They both scream mommy it
seems continuously
they both seem to
make the same mistake to crave the
woman who
drove the
screws in who fixed the
iron bar to the
top of
the door so that
it couldn't be
opened
more than a few inches
wide
so
they wouldn't get out. Soon
soon she'll be
back
drunk and
with any luck and
despite heels reach up unhook and
let herself in and by the skin of
their teeth they'll be bidden
their ritual
urination before they
wet themselves where they
have been left lying crying but
is this her their mommy or
their dying nanny or
the ironmonger
come to do the
necessary?
there is bed rotation too
many adults and
two children and
too few rooms. A
bedroom door to
memory which
stands ajar only
enough for air flow so
very cold alone – moon-
light none - parents gone
drinking n
nanny a
white bird's nest topped ghost laid out
in the other
bed
room. They both scream mommy it
seems continuously
they both seem to
make the same mistake to crave the
woman who
drove the
screws in who fixed the
iron bar to the
top of
the door so that
it couldn't be
opened
more than a few inches
wide
so
they wouldn't get out. Soon
soon she'll be
back
drunk and
with any luck and
despite heels reach up unhook and
let herself in and by the skin of
their teeth they'll be bidden
their ritual
urination before they
wet themselves where they
have been left lying crying but
is this her their mommy or
their dying nanny or
the ironmonger
come to do the
necessary?
Comments:
I thought I'd let you know I added you to the list of 100 Blogging Poets In 100 Days-- Episode II. I hope it brings you lots of new fans.
I like the prosody of this, the line & stanza breaks. Also the fact that it straddles the thin line between straight narrative & post-avant. So, congrats.
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