Splitting Ice
Like standingon splitting iceone foot on oneone on theother piece.Distressed likethe family of manat the divorceof the plates:some cast intoa suddenly newworld as thoughhaving sinned;those kept behindtrapped andbereft. But ina…
Double Floor
...one sometimes does have a sense thatthere is a double floor someplace...—W. G. Sebald The dual pupiledfrog eye canscan for foodand troubleabove and belowthe water at once. Many forms ofdoubleness…
Trough
If in timeour treadcan softenmarble thenit’s alsopossible thatwords coulddish in themiddle whenread enough.Don’t you feelthat troughin certainlines brimminglike rain inan epitaph? —Kay Ryan Kay Ryan's most recent book of poems is Erratic…
The Examining Room
The nurse is a prince—he laughs at my jokes,and I like anyone who laughs at my jokes—plus I’ve been here a lot and know the drilland don’t bitch to him…
In the Mirror
The death I seecoming to mestops to chatmore frequently. "How's my good man?"he asks, all grinand bonhomie.He can get in any body-hole.I squeeze mine shut,don't even breathe.He can hear what…
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