Look at her now.
The mattress, speckled Marborro-black
seized Grandma up again.
the paper sheet
rolled tight
like her Virginia Slim:
ultra thin
Her hand pokes out the sheet
clawed nails ***** the air and release.
"Grandma?" "Anne?"
When Grandma comes to--
out of that liminal space
between chocolate talk shows
and scotch on Fox News,
she labors to plant a rouge tattoo
on each of thirteen grand-kiddie cheeks.
We, her progeny afraid
to find an empty bed
or worse, the growl of life
mummified in paisley pink--
wonder who is this ***** who fell through sleep
tucking life away for sweeter dreams?
Dec 30, 2011
Dec 30, 2011 at 2:50 AM UTC
Look at her now.
The mattress, speckled Marborro-black
seized Grandma up again.
the paper sheet
rolled tight
like her Virginia Slim:
ultra thin
Her hand pokes out the sheet
clawed nails ***** the air and release.
"Grandma?" "Anne?"
When Grandma comes to--
out of that liminal space
between chocolate talk shows
and scotch on Fox News,
she labors to plant a rouge tattoo
on each of thirteen grand-kiddie cheeks.
We, her progeny afraid
to find an empty bed
or worse, the growl of life
mummified in paisley pink--
wonder who is this ***** who fell through sleep
tucking life away for sweeter dreams?
