Saturday, March 17, 2007

eukaphite

care of exploding dog

a.

if i bury you here
if i could

i would forget
the shape of your feet

and the way you look
smug at me

b.

i could be your anchor
your emotional anchor

c.

you hurt the ground one more time
and i'll...

you hurt me one more time
and i'll..

if i can't stop loving you
at least i can bury you here

if i could

2 comments:

arch.memory said...

I haven't seen this lyrical darkness in your poetry for a while, and I'm enjoying it.
Just one question: what came first, the illustration or the poem? (I think, knowing you, I already know the answer.)

katy said...

erm, both? ^_^

part b came first
then the picture
then a and c