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| Bodegón con costillas y cabeza de cordero by Francisco de Goya |
Epidermis
Copper kettle burn
three hundred degrees
on my upper arm
sears black quickly
overlaid with protective scab
During the night I toss and turn
rubbed bare against silken gray sheets
the scalding of each pore
awakens me with its intensity
In the light of early morning
fresh smooth skin
though still afire and tender
is blemish free pink and clean
Oh if my entire body could be so
Erase the anxieties that
crease my brow permanently
worries which turn the
corners of my lips downward
I would step into scorching lava
come out the other side
encased in bloody blisters
deserving of the pain
Restoration will be worth it
Bite my tongue remember kindness
and the glistening jewel that is joy
Domino
Overslept the alarm
argument with spouse
ignored someone waiting for
a parking spot and
slipped right in anyway
got the bird and
angrily returned it
snatched the last size 8
white jeans
snarled “sorry”
to the woman
reaching for them
looked the other way
when the homeless
man held high his sign
in order for it to be seen
burned the chicken
for dinner
smothered it in bbq sauce
went to bed early and depressed
Rewind
Overslept the alarm
ignored the complaints
of my spouse
kissed him on the cheek
as I departed
gestured for blue car waiting
to turn out in front of me
no white jeans at
the mall
found great buy
on denim skirt instead
“Need work” said the man's
sign on the side of the road
I handed him change
from my deal on the skirt
with my address if interested
to mow my lawn tomorrow
dinner was superb
my bed cool and comforting
later that evening
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