~Sophia~
09-26-2009, 12:25 AM
Been away a while... nice to be here again
In The Land Of Az - by Sophia
I shaved my legs every day this week
which is not noteworthy unless
you believe in signs and that a butterfly
can bring the alphabet down 15 degrees
because here Nights don’t die courageous
choking on a hyena wind that howls across
humpback mountain
its jackalope lightning thumping through
gangly forests. Scarecrow - come down
from that tower, you’re only provoking
St. Elmo’s fire. Let’s hide inside this tinderbox.
Paint a crimson cross on the window to fool
the winged monkeys and I’ll
push our soaked linens under the door. We'll
be quiet as the blistering poster suspended
over the battered headboard that insists
making love is not the same as being
loved. My legs are shaved
I’m ready.
In The Land Of Az - by Sophia
I shaved my legs every day this week
which is not noteworthy unless
you believe in signs and that a butterfly
can bring the alphabet down 15 degrees
because here Nights don’t die courageous
choking on a hyena wind that howls across
humpback mountain
its jackalope lightning thumping through
gangly forests. Scarecrow - come down
from that tower, you’re only provoking
St. Elmo’s fire. Let’s hide inside this tinderbox.
Paint a crimson cross on the window to fool
the winged monkeys and I’ll
push our soaked linens under the door. We'll
be quiet as the blistering poster suspended
over the battered headboard that insists
making love is not the same as being
loved. My legs are shaved
I’m ready.