INSPIRATION
Eye will paint
The Sea Foam White
inlaid with shards of shells
collected
with infant fingers
from My First Beach
in Africa
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Eye will paint
The Sea Foam White
inlaid with shards of shells
collected
with infant fingers
from My First Beach
in Africa
He’s only one beach walk
away —
Eye could trip over
The Asteroid Belt
Eye could manifest
My Self
like Venus
at The Edge of Sea Foam
dressed in My Black
LL Bean
one-piece
Eye could
On My Dresser
when I was little
I displayed a black & white
photograph of My Father
dressed as George Washington
for a costume party —
I remember His Girlfriend
as Martha
showing Me Her Skirts —
all Her Skirts
right down to Her Short Lace Slip —
I remember The Layers
as She counted
like the lime-green prom dress
I think I’ll buy
from The Salvation Army
to dance My Dance of Hip Hop
with arms revealed
legs concealed
If You’re a poet
and You kill Yourself
no one will appreciate
Your Work
the way You would have
wanted.
If You’re an artist
and You cut off Your Ear
people will call You
insane.
Eye sat in My Mother’s
yellow butterfly chair
thrown out by
My First husband
tanned legs crossed —
broad arms crossed —
downward sideways glance
with My Father’s Gold Metal
around My Neck
& My Red Tank Top
bra-less
Dr Blair was surprised
I didn’t end up
in a dumpster in New York —
Well — he’ll be a lot more
surprised
when Eye end up
as The New Darling
of The Black Revolution
The Night awakes Me
with Its Crescent Moon —
alien construct
or yet unvisited
— Eye don’t care witch —
It’s so beautiful
hanging above
the beginning
of My Day
which is forever
beginning
Eye Dance My Dance
Eye Write My Right
Eye Paint My House
Eye Walk My Walk
And Eye Have My Ultimate Companion
Tonight Dr Blair
said he always thought
I was a better writer
than painter.
Well he’s wrong.
I am an extraordinary
painter
and I can use
My Writing
to make him go to
hell
Eye made a painting
last November 12th
when I got jilted by Dr Blair —
First Eye spray painted
lurid pink & purple:
“Dr Blair can’t fuck”
then laid over
grey & black drips & drops
with His Silver Penis
ejaculating florescent orange —
It’s “The Graffiti Painting”
priced @ $58,000.00 Canadian
Joanna Gilman Hyde 