i. fridge
it has practiced
and now
it sings
when opened
open it
hold it open
those cherries
need to be eaten
*
ii furnace
bitter February night
less than half
a cold moon
rises over the canal
shaped like an ear
the furnace comes on
and stays on
*
iii bulb
she prefered
to make love
with a light on
somewhere
that's just
the way she was
the charged filament
pings
just slightly
where all those
excited particles
turn into light
*
iv doorbell
it was listening
to the frogs too much
and now it sounds
like them
no matter
when it asks
we let it in
*
v oscillating fan
come back
baby
come back
baby
come back
*
vi computer
there must be delicate
wiring
inside the box
what remains
outside the box
imagines itself
*
vii chair
it sings its song
to hold you
in this
it is not alone
*
viii floor
the weight of moonlight
passes
every night the hardwood
turns into something else
and then turns
back again
I know you heard something
but there's no one
there
*
ix pipe
it sings
reliably
every
morning
the girl
next door
steps in
the water
*
x moon
the moon
is burning
in the clouds
shadows
never know
their age |
