EXCERPT: from Ellen Kennedy’s Sometimes My Heart Pushes My Ribs (#5)
Green Toothbrush
the train leaves in 50 minutes
two people having sex to a lonely and frustrated person singing “I’ll probably never see your face again”
two people taking turns standing under the water in a shower
the hair is black and smells like lemons
two people using one green toothbrush
the train leaves in 20 minutes
one person standing, ironing a red dress
the train is leaving in 15 minutes
the slip is too long and sticking out of the red dress
the boots are loud and slow
two people on a train taking turns laying down on one person’s lap
the hair looks more brown than red when short
yelling “soccer” in secaucus station
waiting for the new york train
the new york train arrives in 3 minutes
two people buying two large organic coffees
caffeine making four eyes bigger and two brains faster
one person feeding a lemon to one pigeon
one pigeon walking away uninterested
two people sitting on a subway train with two coffees floating above
two people lying very close on a one-person mattress
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two pigeons using two coffee cups as seats while the bus goes by
two pigeons using two coffee cups as seats while the bus goes by
damn
damn
A vast improvement on the earlier piece. A poem with structure, an idea, an image a sense of rhythm and momentum, a certain urban musicality and a close control over the tone.
A vast improvement on the earlier piece. A poem with structure, an idea, an image a sense of rhythm and momentum, a certain urban musicality and a close control over the tone.
Where did that one pigeon go?
Where did that one pigeon go?
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