The Tomato-coloured Couch 8:45pm
My House is Ready
every dried rose is in place
not a spoon sits in the sink
all specks are off the floors
the coffee-table candle is lit
I am waiting for My Husband
to come home from work
& I am waiting, in place
for My Little Frog
to hop through
The Tomato-coloured Couch 7:30pm
When I had My Shower of Silver Lights
over twenty years ago
I transferred
The Totality of God
on & into My Self
& spoke of It as such
ever since
Until Today
I spoke It all again
to a beautiful brown-haired woman
& by so doing
I
have
become
OURS
The Tomato-coloured Couch 1:00pm
Men don’t generally
pick lint & cat hairs
off of stuff
–
No kitty-litter leavings
get swept off the couch
by a male tidying hand
–
I’ve just put out cheese & crackers
for a new potential girlfriend
& lit a candle for Her
on My coffee table
Would a heterosexual man
have done the same?
Joanna Gilman Hyde 