co-wanderer

There's a poet

woman

somewhere/today

thinking

of

suicide but

barely

pretending that

heaven inches

itself closer

to our

dreams than

anyone can

realize. but

in that

ipsedixit, unproven

act of

desperation

we

are not

bothered by

belligerence

since it

curl's up

with her in that wad

of money

she holds in her

bra just

for this occasion.

Meanwhile

the shipment

of six inch

heels had not

yet arrived

from Payless,

and

irrelevancy

is really

no one else's

business but

the cute

gynecologist physician

assistant

or the Jesus

still in Texas

sorting

out water

from race.

Someone's tongue

will not

get pierced

in the

beforementioned

inner light; thinking

of the cousin

she will visit again

who, addicted to bath salts,

will not

be running

down the freeway

in oncoming traffic,

half clothed....

Yeah....that cousin.

Reviews

[BBP]

Raw and gritty yet beautiful and soft. My favorite kind of contrast. You ripped open a mind and heart and let us dive in.

[h d e rushin]

thank you this morning /BBP. welcome to Autumn....dana

[Coyote Poetry]

A realistic journey in the poetry. We never know the pain and suffering of another. Better to listen and be kind. Too many cold folks already. You create sad situation and someone desperate for kindness and concern. A powerful poem dear friend.
Coyote

[h d e rushin]

thank you dearest for those comments......dana

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear friend.

[W.k.kortas]

What jacob said about Jarrell, yes...and also the parallel lives and thoughts, the connection of the great and the small. Life, in just so many lines.

[h d e rushin]

thank you love for connecting the dots again.....dana

[jacob erin-cilberto]

parallel lives connecting, parallel thoughts.

poets empathizing with each other---as sexton said "suicides have a language of their own"---

i remember Randall Jarrall...walked out into oncoming traffic to commit suicide...he had too much traffic in his head....we get overwhelmed...i know that..have been there before, a couple times.

really related to this in many ways...thank you, dana.
j.

[h d e rushin]

I've been there too my friend. sad to say. But grapes aren't just for winemaking. or, don't take marital advice from a divorcee, lol. I love your Sexton reference.....thank you brother...dana