Eye have lifted M(eye) Shade
to The Alien Eye
of comfort & quiet
in the dark of morning’s night —
It shines through M(eye) Crack
as a blink of The Light
from out on The Cape
to surrender M(eye) Fight
Eye live in a hutch
of snow and ice
Eye need my crutch —
that would be nice
EYE have hung M(eye) X
upon the wall
below M(eye) Painting
bought
of someone’s old house
done in pink —
a Nova Scotia house
out in the bleak
Eye have hung My Portrait
upon the wall
above His Books
Eye would forestall
We’re in a contest
to & fro
& Eye don’t care
where He goes
He thought Eye would write
pretty poems
& paint Him pictures of blue
& white
He was wrong
for Eye have come
to see Him as
My Only Plight
if Eye could dip His Head
in Black
I would fight
for My Self
back
but He has The Bucks
Eye need to live
& so Eye am helpless
to forgive
It was in a dream
Eye gave M(eye) Arms
to badly needed rest —
Eye used The Body
of M(eye) X
to make a cross
upon M(eye) Bed
Where is My Poison Ring?
The Silver Casing w/ Black
Onyx
My Mother gave Me
When Eye turned 13?
She is beautifully dark haired —
with Her Orange Blossom
poised above Her Left Ear —
She spoke, She speaks
melodiously into My Right Ear
I hear Her all day
all night:
She is My Woman/Child
The Hawk Corner Room 4:50am
EYE am gonna put on M(EYE) Clown Face
& leap around M(EYE) House In Time
to Classical Music in The Breaking Dawn
Soul Town in The Afternoon
& maybe Hip Hop @ Night
when M(EYE) Back
unkinks —
My Husband likes Me Now
The Hawk King Bed 7:50am
EYE am Back
in My Husband’s Bed
in the wee hours
as His Guest
& Maid
but not as His Personal Dresser
EYE may or may not Cook
for Him
but I will no longer argue
& I will Dance & Dance & Dance
to M(EYE) Heart’s Content
The Hawk Corner Room approx. 1:40pm
EYE have held
The Most Precious
of Life’s Juice
in M(EYE) Left Palm
& IT was The Colour
of Today’s First Snow
in Antioch Illinois
Joanna Gilman Hyde 