.untitled.  -april 2001-

the paper angels suspended from the ceiling
pluck the teeth from my mouth
throw them into the velvet sky
with fragile china hands
and whisper in excited tones of fright and delightment

god is frustrated with his ripped knit sock
with the scarred toe and heel
but he somehow manages to be amazed
with how it has survived so long
despite the fraying

luna wraps her arms around
the moonbaby's head
as she fears the embryonic blue
will fall
and then stand
with one leg only

cinderella opens the gates to heaven
the refrigerator door
and welcomes the jelly filled doughnut to indulge
in human heart

sappho waters her garden of broken glass
and bends down to feed and heal the
bleeding black snake at her feet
and with her touch a sushi deity is exposed

   *me


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