Wednesday, August 3, 2016

3.8.16 (#214) Jonquils Open Quickly by Myron Lysenko

darkness at a window
not at the door
is this what we were
fighting for

the perfection of traffic
the roar of your hair
where were you
if you were not there

the politics of fear 
when my teeth are broken
front row tickets to watch trees
a premise left unspoken

jonquils open quickly
before the last confession
we both fall asleep
in the middle of the session

the lighter thrown in anger
breaks a cracked mirror
our final cigarettes
floating down the river



5 comments:

  1. this is a nice piece, the rhymes help the incongruity

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    1. Thank you for reading and for leaving a comment.

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  2. "Darkness at a window/not at the door" is terrific, and the rhyme opens and shuts so well.

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  3. Thank you Efi. I have tinkered with the third stanza.

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