Poem of the Week (7 June, 2010) - Untitled

This poem can be found at:

    "Finding Prose in the Laundry and Poetry in the Dishwasher"                         

(Untitled)

Emotion
fizzles lightly in the belly

then

tickling the diaphragm

building up it grows

Heavier and harder

moving towards the neck,

taking over the back of the throat

pushing the tears out of eyes:

angry and dark

Salt water dripping past tonsils,

sobs spring forth from the chords

first silent then uncontrollable

All she wanted was a glass of milk.


                           Alexis, Monday, February 15, 2010