take off my socks, touch my feetFor N. I do what you tell me to dobecause I’m telling myself to do it tooI do what you need me to dobecause I’m needing myself to do it tooI do what you love me to do take off my socks, touch my feet Love’s alignment is robusta… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 29
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POEM A DAY – July 17
The Under I remember crawling under the dining room tableafter Sunday lunch. Sitting cross-legged in a forestof feet. Jagged bones. Painted nails. Subtle scentsvinegar and cheese. The ends of bodies stacked orrubbing carpet or yanked back when I touched…I liked the solitary space. The singularity of my smallthoughts wrapping the under like a sock. Not… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 17
Poem 242 – Haiku for Love
Haiku for love Purple paint on nailsMy man calls them E.T. toesOur love leaves footprints
VANESSA SHIELDS 