The Ark!
Oh, it never fit in among the other things. We
placed it-
yes, well it was set among the things in the closet-
Robert knows what i mean. He- well he rings up orders all day and often times
-when the moon is down and people have gathered in droves inside the store-
he cannot fill all of their canteens and he has to turn some away.
Without water we cannot make tea.
Without water we cannot cook, bake bread and- do you realize we never pluralize bread?
It already is!
But yes,
the Ark!
We lost it years ago.
I once knew a woman who told me she saw it at a yard sale.
I don't respect any woman who shops for her home
in the lawn of another's.
Do you?

i am a soft groan
in a whisper louder than
anyone elses.



castor oil for lunch
broken candies in my hand
open throat is dry.

this leaf will never know
how it feels to hit the lake
because it is kept up in the air
by the wind.