Bearings - by Stephanie Anderson (Paperback)

Highlights

• WITH LOVE AND DREAD AND RAGE AND LOVE, Or is it anticipation cut perverselySomething must happenDear ones, say you feel it tooParts of my body are blankIt's not a wish but it's also not CassandraI think about the word eraI'm working on ferocity and frankness: This poem failsHere an affect there an affectLet's reclaim sadIs it foreboding if it's factualOkay a little wishI think about the words period of my lifeIt's an endurance actHer father dies and I keep wadingHe has to see the cardiologistI want to commit to the poem but I can'tI get cold and cultivate selfishnessShe says each generation is called a word in the poemI write patience in my notebookI wait for my period and drink a CoronaI try to make it a speech actHave I given myself permission to inhabit my bodyI think about the alien insideI think about the phrase unwanted advancesParts of our bodies are blankI put my fingers on your coronariesCome at me
• Author(s): Stephanie Anderson
• 80 Pages
• Poetry, American