January 5, 2015 The Tomato-coloured Couch 8:07pm
I was an awkward Bride
in My pink
size 13
50’s chiffon
on the arm of
a fallen Doctor
Who has to work
because THAT
is His IDENTITY
The Tomato-coloured Couch 8:27pm
I remember the preparations
for Bed
in The Psychiatric Ward
usually completed
because there was nothing
else to do
but change out of Your Tee
& Jeans
& take Your Pyjamas
off the back
of Your Single Chair
or out of Your Top Drawer
if You happened to be
tidy that day
brushing Your Teeth
because You knew
You had to
brushing Your Hair
not because You felt like it
but because You
had to look at Your Self
in the mirror
not for the last time
The Tomato-coloured Couch 4:33pm
I think back
to That Night of Black Magic
when I was dressed in beaded
dark grey lace
enthroned by the mink
of a dead mother-in-law
— silver heels decked
My Feet
rhinestones spiralled around My Neck
The Place was packed
when I tottered in
to drink only water
next I looked
The Place was cleared
but for My Party Of Six
My Truest Friends
out for fried fish & burgers
& cranberry puddng
until unforecasted snow
compelled Us to go
leaving no shoe
behind
The Hawk Queen Bed 9:39am
I go to bed
with the sexiest man I know
to dream My Dreams
& wake up
to coffee in the morning
& the latest report
on Gold
The Hawk En-suit Bath 1:11pm
I Am Venus Rising
Out Of Her Bath
Of Bubble
Having To Towel Off
(With Her Grey Towel Of Course)
Any Trace
Of Her
Submergence
The Hawk Queen Bed 9:30pm
I’ve swept God under
The Rug
& tidied up My House
I’ve gotten out
the extra chairs
& rolled My Carpet up
I’ve set My Records
in a stack
ready for The Guests
We’re going to have A Party
in My Place
& My House will be
all the neater
with excessive laughter
& dancing faces
where No One questions
Heaven
& has no fear
of Hell
The Hawk Kitchen 9:30am
Yesterday I put on a play
for My Husband —
I dressed in Eliza’s Black Satin Robe
& My World Trade Center Earrings
took My Wedding Rings Off
& declared to WHB
that He houses
The Most Dangerous Woman In The World —
then the gold and silver pin holding My Robe
exploded off Me
causing Me to change
into My Silver Grey
with Earrings of Dangling Gold
from Africa
& rhinestone bracelet:
a bauble of The Earth
The Hawk Dining Room 9:45am
I caught The Gleam
through My Dining Room
off The Silver Candelabra
The Snow is melting
& The Sun shines
diagonal rays downward
upon The Silver
Pool of Ocean
The Hawk Corner Room 7:10pm
Listen to Your Heart
beating —
what is it telling You?
Trust Your Eyes
Your Vision
how is It guiding You?
Feel your Feelings —
They are What
You are made of —
They are Your Mind
Joanna Gilman Hyde 