Thought this poem provided interesting vague references to "our times" and employed a compelling use of language. There were interesting sentences and confabulations that make it worth reposting.
for Karen Taylor We cannot feel microbes in the palms of our hands
or hear nanoseconds—we can see the laser slice wind. But
how it shaves beards remains mysterious. This talk of science & biologicals & viral crowns
make old mean men crawl into bowls of cotton
waiting to be plucked at some point
by cadaver slaves humming Tin Pan Alley tunes. What’s a pandemic
but one more mortality wake up call. Tongue dulled by wine salted
and cabbage stews happily forgotten. Buffed shoes shining, not worn.
No more the perfect Windsor Knot because the definition for knot
has swerved from necks to bandages. If ever we could color the subatomic particles and smash them up
would they look like a Ken Tisa Quarantine Drawing—how that
could brighten the feet step by step in August air. The summer feels like a heavy cough that starts in the chest, lingers
until it exhausts patience and runs up through the throat
out into the embracing air carrying all manner of microbes, some of which or what could possibly infect a city or laugh pyrotechnic
4 p.m. along with feral snarls and cheap guns shooting, poor man
Falls—
Mercy walks down a different block. |
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