Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

BULLET-PROOF

The Hawk Portico 4:45pm

I think when I get shot

the bullet will feel cold

at first

just under My Right Shoulder Blade

I will feel as if I got hit

with a board

I will slump down

out of shock

more-so than out of

pain

MY DEPRESSION

The Hawk Portico 2:22pm

Yes, It was MY Depression —

It wasn’t anybody else’s

yet It affected so many —

like My Mother’s Brain Tumour —

Yes, It was HER Tumour

but It affected so many —

and My Shower of Silver Lights —

Yes, It was MY Shower

It affected so many —

and Yes, It still does

IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW

The Hawk Deck 9:04am

Jimbo — the only thing that saved You

from Me

was Your homely visage —

the only thing that saved Me from You

was Your saying “Sleep

is going to be an issue

for the rest of Your life”

Well Here I Am

out on My Deck

in The Sun

with A Giant Quartz Crystal Ring

on My Right Middle Finger

sparkling across This Page

as I write with A Silver & Ebony Pen

from Birk’s

I AM GOD