CRAB BY ANNE DRURY
I floated in on last night’s tide
my small body tossed and twisted
until I ceased to exist in physical form
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I floated in on last night’s tide
my small body tossed and twisted
until I ceased to exist in physical form
Posted by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Non-Fiction | 2 |
In the drive-through at Tim Horton’s, I shout into the roadside speaker and order two toasted bagels with cream cheese, two blueberry filled donuts, and two small mango smoothies.
Read MoreCoins slapped the soggy wood in front of me. I placed my empty bottle down and slouched on the bar, my bare elbows lying in spilt beer and cheap tequila.
Read MoreThis is where I read the daily news,
over coffee. I don’t use a tablet.
I caress paper, trace the folds, the fiber,
compelled to feel the aches of trees
under my fingers.
It is the smoke that gives birth
To possibility.
I remember when my body was a friend
And now it fights me every step of the way
Hair turns gray,
face wrinkles,
coffin closes.
I will tell you this: take these stones,
the mortar that looks good enough to eat,
the trowel I had the foresight
to bring on a first descent.
Go to work.
As I listen to the wind
I hear it changing pitch
When this happens
I like to think of you
How blues hardened into rock.
How your hair dried in the sun.
How fault lines settled into your brow.
