A Robbery in the Spill

A Robbery in the Spill

 

There is a spill here that has floated

over the vastness of this water

A bridge has been abandoned

The life of the water is on fire

Wild things batter the shoreline

One man dived beneath the channel

in a  narrow rescue of recovery

The effort exploded his heart

He is floating now faraway on the horizon

A woman dove smoothly through the spill

She dove until the world turned dark

She walked out of the water 

with the bones of a dinosaur

She has hidden them in the old trunk

that was a gift from her grandmother

Someone has alerted the authorities

She is keeping old bones,

without the written permission

of her state.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[W.k.kortas]

At turns wry and philosophical, the whole piece has the combination of easy flow and well-turned and amazingly innovative imagery that is the hallmark of your work. You make these pieces appear to be so casually polished that it belies the talent and work necessary to create that appearance.