Showing posts with label Sarah Messer. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 05, 2012

Directions for Lines that will Remain Unfinished

Line to be sewn into a skirt hem
held in my mouth ever since the unraveling

Line beneath a bridge
for years without hope I stretched my arms into the river searching for you

Line to be sent to the cornfield
history is a hallway of leaves.

Line written for electric wires
your voice inside the no history, sitting still

Line for future people
inside the work, only my empty teeth

Line from Maharaj
Presently you are in quietude. Is it on this side of sleep or on the other side?

Line that cannot be read because of its darkness
impossible walk under weight of honey
away from your hands that break me in half


Line addressing President Lincoln
when the handle and blade are gone, what remains
of your axe?


Line to be run over by a lawn mower
afraid of everything and to be of no use.