Daily Archives: April 12, 2012

Goddess

How did fat Swallow these hipbones? When I was 16 Skin was so close to bone The mirror Was an anatomy lesson Still, sometimes This fatwoman loves Her body–it’s not portable Or led easily, Shaped like paleolithic fantasies of deep-bellied … Continue reading

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The Materialist

1.  Microscopy Life unfolds silent in space small as the pupil of an eye I eavesdrop chemical language, tangled helices I cannot translate. among these threads our grandmother’s recipes; love and bread, herbs that bring life mixed with honey & … Continue reading

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Natural Law

you are stone by nature resistant cold testament to slow work of wind I am simpler flesh even my bones disappear.  Hands press granite, the suggestion  of a face I cannot move you. You could crush me easily. My work … Continue reading

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