Kendra Grant Malone Poem
All The Ways I Have Failed You
1.
finding him under the piano
was not the most alarming part of
the day, that day
finding his waifish
six year old body
in my underwear and
costume jewelry was not
the most alarming part
either
what worried us all the most
was his inability
to pronounce the syllables
that didn’t really
exist anyways
2.
various things are real
the cloak he wears while
walking down lake street
the antipsychotic pills
i’ve seen them,
they are pink
his inch long finger nails
humming birds that move very
fast, yes we saw that together
your arch angels
the ones that tell you
that you are beautiful
okay okay
yes I will always believe you
they are real
and that time you
stabbed me
hysterical
screaming in tongues
that was real too
3.
hey juan?
where is zack?
did you leave him
in the courthouse
again?
but its christmas!
he needs to be here
for christmas
so we can
sit in front
of the fire
and build the alamo
together one more time
4.
the rainbow wallpaper
was mine
but we all knew
that all the rainbows
made of light
belonged to you
everyone could see it
especially father
because the secret
was hiding in your teeth
Kendra Grant Malone lives in Brooklyn with her cat Delores Grant Malone. She has been widely published in web and print magazines and has an assortment of e-books and chapbooks including Conor Oberst Sex, Rape Children, and Love Your Friends And Not Your Lovers. You can go to her website, www.kendralovely.blogspot.com, to read more about her, her cat and her work.
Sunday Service
the best.
the best.
hurrah! these are good. there are more where these came from, kgm fans. there are definitely more.
hurrah! these are good. there are more where these came from, kgm fans. there are definitely more.
The power of poetry.
The power of poetry.
Unbelievable. She keeps getting better. It’s kind of scary.
Unbelievable. She keeps getting better. It’s kind of scary.
This is great.
This is great.
Love the title, love all that follows.
Love the title, love all that follows.
go KGM!
go KGM!
three cheers for kendra
three cheers for kendra
So fucking good.
So fucking good.
yeah, these are sweet
yeah, these are sweet
Yes yes good.
Yes yes good.
love, love, love, love.
love, love, love, love.
pretty damn awesome.
pretty damn awesome.
Typo: “but its christmas!”
Typo: “but its christmas!”
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Love fest!