Poem-A-Day #353 : Trigger

Trigger

from the Dutch trekken "to pull"
the rope is attached to your spine - your spine
fleshless taken exposed lost tail that it is
you are a dog on a chain you are
a dog sniffing the crotches
of every man in the place
from Latin catena it was always just a link
to be held closed soldered
silver shadowing the fence hides a monster - you
are the monster
here a needle thread floss make a wish
a bullet of yarn a trigger of hemp
beads of silk and bone the teeth of every dead soul
that burned across this earth

Poem-A-Day #95 : Dedication

Dedication

For my parents:
Who never minded that I wanted to spend my life chasing lightning

Poem-A-Day #44 : pillow/but

pillow/but

I thought about
putting your face on a pillow
but I lost the number
for the seamstress