04 December 2008

a naked death

essentially i or
just being that
a letter
never meant to be
later
& alligator you
more spelling
where words are—
nt being
so have seen
between the lines
i again
laying in the bath
three inches of water
maybe less
& more
cooling quicker
than i can clean
saying these are teeth
beautiful white
jaws around
me in porcelain
begging me to slip
every time

2 comments:

Jeff said...

How are you, Justin? I like this poem a lot. "Pity the bathtub its forced embrace of the human form."

justin ryan fyfe said...

im doing ok, struggling here and there but getting by. about to send out grad apps.

hows umass?