that’s what I want to do
forget this minuet around
over through
situations/words/
phantom
blink of tears
just 2 foot lengths
spreading wide
for a 12 pound maul/
random tangle trap of hair
for beads of honest sweat
excluding our palms,
our skins
are too tough.
The answer—
The balm?
Split wood:
ash, maple, pine, cedar,
elm, hickory, apple
heave grunt slam crack silence
Work with me/
with me/
aim for the perimeter
and the heart will break open
smooth clean
still full of life
and ready to burn
Jul 28, 2012
Jul 28, 2012 at 6:01 PM UTC
that’s what I want to do
forget this minuet around
over through
situations/words/
phantom
blink of tears
just 2 foot lengths
spreading wide
for a 12 pound maul/
random tangle trap of hair
for beads of honest sweat
excluding our palms,
our skins
are too tough.
The answer—
The balm?
Split wood:
ash, maple, pine, cedar,
elm, hickory, apple
heave grunt slam crack silence
Work with me/
with me/
aim for the perimeter
and the heart will break open
smooth clean
still full of life
and ready to burn
Published in Tidal Echoes, 2012 Edition (Literary Journal of University of Alaska, Southeast) as well as 1 photo.