The Hawk Laundry Room 9:36am
EYE’ve swept up another Galaxy
with both M(EYE) Hands
against the white background
of M(EYE) dryer top
It consisted, EYE guess
of lint & cat hairs
& maybe a grain or two of sand
from Somebody’s Old Beach Towel
The Hawk Queen Bed 7:55am
Last Night EYE had a heated
discussion
with M(EYE) Husband
as to whether EYE am
The Messiah —
He said that is a Jewish concept
& that We are all
The Second Coming of Christ —
so that’s what EYE’m sticking to —
The Second Coming of Christ
like EYE was told —
like EYE told M(EYE) Self
under M(EYE) Shower of Lights
The Hawk Kitchen 8:15am
Who was That Man
I kissed in My Dream?
He was blonde with
an English accent —
He was a counsellor
I had an appointment with
(which I missed)
As We were deciding to end the professional relationship
He offered Me
His Burning Mentholated Cigarette
*Brian Swann, Professor of Poetry, The Cooper Union
The Hawk Kitchen 6:00pm
To the sound of Twelve Gongs of Midnight
Cinderella had to flee The Arms
of Her Prince
losing Her Gown, Her Carriage, Her Horses
& a Tiny Glass Slipper which remained
intact
The Prince found The Tiny Glass Slipper
found Cinderella
& accepted Her, dressed or undressed
as The Woman of His Heart
Timeless
The Tomato-coloured Couch 4:20pm
EYE sit in the middle
of M(EYE) Tomato-coloured Couch
cross-legged in Black
Negligee & Bullet-proof Vest
M(EYE) most expensive earrings
dangle to M(EYE) jaw line
M(EYE) hands are decked with M(EYE) Question Mark
Ring on M(EYE) left middle finger
& M(EYE) right cascades with the shimmer
of M(EYE) Eternity
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 3:04pm
EYE AM SWEET
Jesus
in M(EYE) BRAND NEW
BULLET-PROOF VEST
over
My Black Negligee
over
My Black Lace Bra
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 2:30pm
EYE’ve got M(EYE) BULLET-
PROOF
vest — It’s Black
cinched in @ the waist
over M(EYE) grey ribbed sweater
EYE AM BLACK JESUS
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:46am
M(EYE) House
is a caldron
of animated emphasis
of emphatic declarations
aimed @ One Husband
brought down for His Doctorly Ways
upheld for His Strength
as a Man
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 3:40pm
Today Is A Great Day —
I am dressed in My Daughter’s Clothes
& I have seen The Sacred Picture
of A Woman Beaming
with Her Arm around The Waist
of The Love of Her Life
The Hawk Queen Bed 7:05pm
EYE slipped The Purple Evening
Dress
V – front
into Its Black Zippered
garment bag
& zipped the zippered
Satin Lips
over My Black-stockinged
Legs
deep inside
My Closet
Joanna Gilman Hyde 