Eye still have The Silver
Streaked and Washed
across The Sea
I still have The Silver
encased in My Mind
and No One
can take It from Me.
Eye cut a bright figure
for Mother’s Day
when Eye have lost a daughter
& wear Black Turtle Neck
over Black Pleated Skirt
— above the knee —
Eye am in proper mourning
for M(Eye) Maria
& Eye will never remove
Her Gold Nugget Ring
worn on M(Eye) Right Ring Finger
in Her Honour
Eye do not like
bananas
though Eye eat one every day
–2– keep The Doctor away
Eye do not like
English cu-cum-bers
though M(Eye) Husband is a Brit
and Eye do not like
zucchinis despite their obvious shape
though Eye can make
a mean zucchini casserole
–2– feed The Man
of M(Eye) Reality
Eye live to hear
The Song of Birds
It’s purity to M(Eye) Ear
unmeshable
Eye live to see
The Ocean’s Glint
to M(Eye) Scope
immeasurable
Eye live to feel
The Calm of Life
to M(Eye) Mind
unfathomable
Eye have walked The Line
of Sobriety
down The Center
of M(Eye) Cruelty
The Shoes i wore were M(Eye) Jesus Boots
as witness –2– Our Fluidity
As Eye Am Placed
Here In A Very Public Place
Eye Was Just Offered The Golden Arches Themselves
Free For The Taking
And Eye Am Taking M(Eye) Nourishment From Them
Decked In Smokey Quartz
With REAL Diamonds
Furnished By A Trusting Jeweller
And By The ______________________
Of M(Eye) Disloyal Husband
He came 2 Me
Or i went 2 Him
Was taken 2 Him
By The Father of M(Eye) 3 Children.
i told Dr Blair of M(Eye) Undying Love
& i thought He was listening
butt Eye was mistaken.
Dr Blair thought i was mentally ill
& decided to “Love” Me
butt No Matter How Many Times
we Fucked
M(Eye) Undying Love Remained.
Dr Blair aka Hunter wasted
22 years of His Life
EYE Have The Whole Day
In Front Of Me.
there was a time
a dangerous time
when i did not want The Day
when i did not want anything
Last Night Eye Sat
beside The Fence
of M(Eye) Estranged Husband’s Grave Yard
inside M(Eye) Eye-dling Vehicle
with Its Operable Car Phone —
Eye had Him on M(Eye) Phone —
along w/ His Pot-smoking Girlfriend
Who insists All She Does
is Buy His Groceries
& “Clean” — perhaps
because She is still
His Patient —
EYE HAD THEM
“They’re gonna take out all The Clocks
in school — The Kids Don’t Know How To Tell Time”
The Computer, for all Its convenience
ruined My Marriage —
or was it really
The Man in Front of It?
Joanna Gilman Hyde 