Saturday, November 9, 2013

PAD 9 The Other ?

The Other Islands

Everyone has skiffs in Ketchikan
so they can boat from island to island—
Gravina, Annette, Pennock Islands,
but none like Revillagigedo.
Skiffs rest in its outstretched docks
like babes cradled in Mama’s arms.
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  1. lpnurseNovember 9, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    This is a little different version than the one i posted on PA


    The Other Occupant

    I wake up in a different place
    every night when she goes to sleep
    whatever was on her mind
    forms my surroundings
    her friends and foe dance around me
    faces blending together
    locations shifting like sand
    purple and telephones and freshness
    door chimes and Oliver and orange
    struggle to make sense of it all
    pick out the story she could write
    what she can say to her boss
    work through it for her
    let her heal from the day’s noise
    because it is my job
    I suffer through this bundle
    of tangled colors, threads of chaos
    that she may live in a straight line
    when I end the dream and tell her to
    wake up

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