In the dark of 3 am
Eye was thinking to write
a poem titled Sordid-ity
(where Sordidness is the word)
with brown bedding
and perpetually closed curtains
in the apartment of my X husband’s girlfriend
but then Eye had a dream
of a temporary dorm room
where the bed was in the middle
and she lolled on a day bed
exclaiming she didnt think
she could be faithful.
A door opened across from me
to reveal her disjointed family
and Eye yelled out
“My name is Joanna–
sorry I haven’t met you yet!”
When Eye thought I was moving
Eye threw out my little black X–miss tree
black with feathers stuck on every bow
of Hawk drift wood
with a steak knife for a star
Someone took it from my pile of trash
and Eye was glad
Eye write my poem
beside The Eternal Light
flickering Its electric candle flame
encased in plastic design
with Its dangling red, white & green tag
still attached
Eye have A White Toilet outside
my house
to replace The Golden Throne
Eye threw away
when Eye thought Eye was moving.
Ghost is missing Its water tank lid
so you can see inside
A Little Man of Silver sits
alone in there
and if you lift the white seat lid
you’ll see a Snake of Silver
with forked twistie tongue
* toilet sculpture w/ contents thrown away Sept 12 2022
X — Miss Tree is Up
Festooned in Black Lace, Silver
Baby Jesus, Star
Yesterday Eye hit a sea gull
with my front fender —
He was in a flock
eating garbage at the side of the road
(it was garbage day)
with a couple of crows
who got out of my way —
He flew against my hood
“FUCK” was the expletive
Eye didn’t slow down
Eye didn’t look back
Who was that Man
Eye dreamed Eye was kissing?
Refined visage with grey moustache
He stood in a darkened room
Eye hesitated, butt went toward Him
to kiss Him lightly
then diligently
First big ticket item sold on consignment in a store in Lunenburg called Comfort and Joy to a woman who lives in Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Yesterday on my drive home
Eye observed a mystery in the sky:
The Bulbous Flock of Starlings
undulating in cloud formation
over and across the side of the road
parked on to watch —
They flew like a giant school of fish
as one unit
my first viewing of such phenomena
and phenomenal They were —
finally landing, matting the road-side wires
with Their chattering blackness
The Application
On Facebook Marketplace
Eye have revealed m(eye) barest
Alteration:
A single purple sequin
Upon the sharpened elbow
of a Disney Mother
Joanna Gilman Hyde 