The Hawk Dining Room 8:15am
The Sun is Gold
upon The Ocean —
I cannot forget Gold
It sustains Our Economy
such as It is
& when I look behind Me
I see The Window’s Shadow
warm upon My Mirrored
Wall
The Hawk Dining Room 9:33am
The Silver Today
coincides
with My Order
from Sear’s —
a set of four
Bath Towels
Hand Towels
Face Cloths
in Colour 75
“Eggplant”
The Tomato-coloured Couch 2:30pm
They came from everywhere
flapping in Their Black Aprons
I stood amidst Their Alien Gaze
in the foyer of Sobey’s
collecting My Two Cases
of lemon-flavoured
sparkling water
The Tomato-coloured Couch 2:54pm
I have fallen into
the role of Doctor’s Wife
however unnaturally —
it’s taken sixteen years
since I first became attracted
to Dr Blair
The Sexiest Man In My Book
in His Office Clothes
I now lay out
along with His Oatmeal
and raisins —
lunch @ 1:00
supper @ 6:00
I wait for His Parcels
in the afternoon
and take pop to His Secretary —
She appreciates Me so
The Hawk Laundry Room 9:35am
There’s a circular label permanently stuck
to the lid of My Washing Machine
It has multiple radiating lines
to attract attention
It blasts “IMPORTANT!”
(like My Halo)
but all It says is:
“Please return your Product Registration Card
within 10 days”
The Hawk Window Seat 8:46am
I’ve picked out
My Husband’s Wednesday attire —
Dockers M made in Vietnam
pin-striped shirt
charcoal grey wool trousers
LL Bean size 34″ by 29″
He’s in the tub
& I’m in Eliza’s black negligee
ready to wash Dr Blair’s
magnificent hair
The Tomato-coloured Couch 5:18pm
Thousands of Women in Sri Lanka
sew My Husband’s shirts
& fasten countless buttons
for Me to undo
one by one
The Tomato-coloured Couch 3:24pm
My Halo has Me Speak
My Oracle — where I pronounce
I Am The 2nd Coming
of
What?
The 2nd Coming
of
Twat
The Tomato-coloured Couch 12:50pm
It started in The Shower
last fall
against the white
bathroom stall
& then I started seeing
It against the white
dishwasher in My Kitchen
I even carried It
into Sobey’s
one night while Hunter
waited in the car
I saw It again last night
& watched It circle My Head
in The Mirror of My All
Joanna Gilman Hyde 