Tuesday, June 9, 2009

2 suitcases (a pantoum) by Lisa LaTourette

frightened by birds & their songs of loss
bones carried like stones in a soft sack of flesh
2 suitcases carry me home
an equal mix of fate & defeat had their say

bones carried like stones in a soft sack of flesh
my mind is stubborn & remembers only the harmony
an equal mix of fate & defeat had their say
flawless seasons taking place outside me

my mind is stubborn & remembers only the harmony
spring keeps coming
flawless seasons taking place outside me
I still feel winter, cold sunshine blind & pale yellow

spring keeps coming
like the day we moved here
I still feel winter, cold sunshine blind & pale yellow
the air is blue smoke, I breathe it in

like the day we moved here
frightened by birds & their songs of loss
the air is blue smoke, I breathe it in
2 suitcases carry me home

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