It won't come up on you all
of a sudden like joy or spring
rain or the first time you held
someone's hand
because you liked them.
There is a place inside you
everyone hates. It is not round.
This place is all corners, not warm
ly lit, but warm, too warm, stuffy
even. There is either a bed
or a puddle of pillows, and most
assuredly a blanket under which
you now womb. “But, sunshine.”
“But, exercise.” “But, Jesus.” “But--
” But shut up. You've paraded
every pill, waltzed every doctor,
spelunked every self-help source.
It is always Thursday here, and no
salesmen sell insurance
for this most unnatural disaster.
Silver dust on everything,
no crawling out. There is a place
inside you even you hate. This is where
you live now, pay rent in feelings.
It will slip up slow, swallow you
whole, devour your want
to go.
Hello Ginna. Cheers for that link to resources. I wanted to let you know it's very helpful. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI like this poem. I'm attracted to some of the images. These ones perked my interest: 'a puddle of pillows and pay rent in feelings.'
Thanks for sharing.