Shady
Lady Writes Again
Poetry it’s a square gig so far it’s
been nought for nought on injuries no
threats no taken hostage for the future of the sentence
nothing predicated on
my part in word craft history
I haven’t said yet to a poet am I in the boot or in the back seat
haven’t looked for stray cable ties in the centre console
on my way to read at poets at the pub they might be warming
me up
with all this kindness
the books in the post it
could be
a trap
under the voile spot blouses stab wounds pucker half-healing
bullet holes under gaffer hidden by those black velvet painted
kitsch
car cushions and anyone can see this is a fantasy no Australian
poet owns a
car
but what a fantasy...ah those stray cables..wonderful
ReplyDeleteLove it - want to see more of Shady Lady - and love the ending - obviously a fantasy ... 'no Australian
ReplyDeletepoet owns a car'!
Yes, please!
ReplyDeleteKristen, Shady Lady comes out of a small "Candy goes to the...Candy does..." set of pieces from a long while back, where "Candy" the Shady Lady, attempts a series of ordinary events. She even goes to see the basketball.
ReplyDeleteKerri, I'll have to go back in time and find them. I enjoy it when certain characters/motifs appear, disappear and re-appear. I'll search out Candy for sure!
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