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leia PENINA wilson

 

I DIG MY FINGERNAILS INTO THE EARTH WHILE SPEAKING AND WEEPING

               

                it’s a party we rub
                ashes all over the other’s body
                only the good know
                flung green wilderness
                it is the sound of goats talking
                foolish autumn cicadas frantically crusting our porch
                near oleander & pulpy fat
                watermelon seeds spit the answer
                is quiet robber take what you will
                with vengeance     our flesh remembers
                this gorgeous!    
                it’s a golden crown
                and it’s grand
                when i lay my ear close to the abyss i can hear its
                vigilance
                              katy keep the door

 

 

 

HIGH UP FLOATING LANDSCAPE TOY

 

priestess    i carry you    
uncombed
through smoke    
and trees    and myth
using wings    known as bonds

 


how well the whole house    griefless

                                                 door    table
 
                                                  our azure and green couch
 
                     all those old things

                    what bitter    my heart

 


achilles is not a god    i see
the hideous noise of his cry    
                                       
                     guard me against that spring
                     its twittering chattering
                                scraping gutting    hush
                                                                of a blue-throated bird

 


the one-eyed goat knows    i try
to hide my loneliness    worn river rips open

    my reflection    gives birth

                      lynx    leopard    tiger    

                      mole    pig        

                and is forgotten

 

 

 

 

Leia Penina Wilson loves bearded vultures, and other birds of prey. Also ferrets, weasels, and otters. Caterpillars are her current area of study. Her book, i built a boat with all the towels in your closet (and will let you drawn) was recently released from Red Hen Press. You can find her on twitter.