~ after Bhanu Kapil
Who are you and who paid the hundred
dollar airport fee you didn't expect?
What do you remember about the day
you walked through the door, and if it
smelled like rain or diesel exhaust?
How will you begin
to piece together a plan for the next
fifteen or fifty years of your life?
Describe the difference between
the face that looked out of the mirror
from autumn last year, and tonight
as the moon drops half a coin in the sky.
Tell me what you know about hinges.
Where will we go when islands
become dust particles floating
with no need for ships?
Who was responsible for the suffering
of children before the sound of cities
falling descended into silence?
What is the width of your ribcage?
How would you live, if you were
allowed to be unlimited?
What are the consequences of pressing
your mouth into the shape of a dirge?
How have you prepared for the death
of your oldest and most exhausted self?
What would you whistle, if you could?
Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003.
