It was one of those thunderstorms came on sudden-like. Before a body could cover its head it had passed on someplace else. Here, in our holler, we were used to such storms. We liked the surprise of ... [+]
i’m peeling
potatoes to peel potatoes.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes to thumb-out eyes.
under lukewarm water,
peeling potatoes; i’m peeling
their skin into shivers.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes into the disposal —
under lukewarm water.
let your dull blade guide
their skin into shivers.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
let your dull blade guide
your mind through the potatoes.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into their orbits, or the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
poems to write poems
potatoes to peel potatoes
peeling
poems
writing
potatoes
potatoes to peel potatoes.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes to thumb-out eyes.
under lukewarm water,
peeling potatoes; i’m peeling
their skin into shivers.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes into the disposal —
under lukewarm water.
let your dull blade guide
their skin into shivers.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
let your dull blade guide
your mind through the potatoes.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into their orbits, or the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
poems to write poems
potatoes to peel potatoes
peeling
poems
writing
potatoes