OVERVIEW
We are seen
in relation to Others:
Our Friends
Our Relatives
and We go
about Our Lives
under the illusion
of Security
The Shower of Silver Lights
is My Ultimate Protection —
no one can touch Me
in the wrong place
because My Shimmering Spears
are lethal
and I finally know
how to wield Them
20 years ago She was His Patient
when She had an affair
with Dr Blair —
then She lived with Him
for 5 years
then They got married
for 14
and Divorced
to find both in separate places:
Hers on The Hawk
His to South Side
where They meet along the wide-open beaches
connecting
just to drive each other crazy
My legal Husband
is transformed:
He is My Boyfriend now —
and Eye have always wanted
one of Those.
I had a dream
of a house, my house
on an island
with a row of carrots
planted by the back
and the Eastern Sun
out front
and a man I could call
my own — well
he says he’s not in my life
he will not leave his wife
and so must I salvage
my second marriage
in some capacity
or should I, could I
be Independent?
Over pink carnations
she suggested sparingly:
give yourself away
Audacious Husband
refuses to pay for sex
after eighteen years
My House is calling
Me from room to room
Tonight I will sleep
in Its Corner
with The Peepers
and The Waves
@ My Head
and Eliza’s Horse Blanket
on top
Eye Am The Universe
To My Tiniest Cell:
We are right inbetween
The Infinitely Small
& The Infinitely Large
& THAT is how
We can know
both
Truck headlights coming
down the neighbour’s drive @ 5:
one lobsterman off
