Monday, April 5, 2010

Poem A Day: #1

I.

the first time i wake up
next to her
i forget i am
a woman

her back
shaped like a cello
i trace my fingers
where the f holes
should be

where i tried
again and again
to carve them out
with my tongue
in the dark

the first time
and i am not a woman
but yellowish-green
sectioned
like a star fruit
limbs spread out
in five directions

i am a creator
secrets for fingers
seeds for eyes

everywhere
the sun is sticking
everywhere
sections
pieces

littering the room
like wood chips

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