author alien
alterity
who i see just
as it turns the corner
my fingers about to touch
that curious hair
unlike the dog’s
unlike mother’s…
remember, when in pain,
I know forgiveness
when afflicted, for example: in the mouth
when gums are throbbing under teeth
or the convulsing overtones of my uterus
these thumps are blood
and prayer
it is okay to die
crescendo nest respite
see god, who quilts dutifully
kicking out patterns
as pinwheels, windmills, tetra helio octagon
who has nothing to do with it
and everything
and thrills me with that epiphanic
flirt, a winking eye appearing
in a large bedroom
making love
to catch another glimpse of you
a pact between strangers 