sonja benskin mesher

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

..breeze..

lady on the bus told me her sister kept lots of soap and what did I think.

I says she sounds like me.

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

..these..

courage to walk away
from objects that irritate
our eyes, to eat another way,
with snakes and camphor oil.

you know what i mean

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

..details..

shall we rescue the drowning where we can ;
record the names?

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

you thought we were broken
yet we watch you solidly, bravely like joan
with just one comma throughout

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

..snakes..

snakes figure a bit here since
i saw that one in the
famous old painting with a egg
in its mouth

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

.blue sky.

she said she liked the stories

except I did not tell them
i never tell you much
nor all of it

there are bits left to fill in
yourselves

sonja benskin mesher Oct 2023

..hiding..

there have been a couple
of incidents but now she
is in disguise
with different
hair