Leave the Mess leaving the mess insideto plant Forget-Me-Nots & Nasturtiumin pots to hang hooks & flagpolesone big blue star a sign that reads: This Is Our Happy Place later I’ll smell the sun in my skinits dusty comfortthe dirt under my nailswill sing the song of earth settling in the mess inside will waitgathering… Continue reading Poem 86 – Leave the Mess
Month: March 2021
Poem 85 – Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings Hey Google, play Gipsy Kings.I toss my request at the cone machineon the microwave as I get the sinkready for another round of washing dishes. The music starts. It is loud and full.I’ve been craving this latin, flamenco,gitanos Spanish Romani energy explosion;the thick voices, the fast guitar, the beautiful bass drummingto the rhythm of… Continue reading Poem 85 – Gipsy Kings
Poem 84 – Oh, but the voice!
Oh, but the voice! “I said it out loud again, and even though it disappeared, I knew what I said had become a sound in the world.” pg. 104, Edge of the World, from How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa the bodya shape held in a shade of skinthings soft & hardmoving & still… Continue reading Poem 84 – Oh, but the voice!
Poem 83 – Mirror
mirror this is your facethe mirror said these are your eyesit’s really nice to see you seeing you
VANESSA SHIELDS 