“Then Why Did You Do It, Joanna?”
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
Why did Eye send out
one hundred and fifty
hand-made invitations
to a wedding Eye didn’t want?
Standing trembling by a girthy tree
in a Doctor’s back yard —
Eye have no memory
of taking His Hand —
Eye have no memory of Him
at the reception
as Eye sat beside My Cake
with no memory of taking a bite
while My Father served punch
at My Behest