secondhand dress that i maybe bought twice
own your wyrd refrains the gods in my ear
and nothing more; it was goodwill that lent
me the lesson after the double knot
in the dress i just bought was the same kind
of crooked i had tied and untied lots
before; it was black and green too i mean
what are the odds? i am remembering
the web pattern, the chlorophyll inkblots
i already rejected before and
wore in another worser life and i
am caught up in the reverse miracle
of it all i scramble to behold it-
the off center bow, recoiled and relooped,
loaded: the same test over and over.
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Playing with form a little here
Thinking I should take out the maybe from the title…
That last enjambment into the final line, tho!
Joseph I thought of you as I was writing this one!
This one is leaning more into the music and rhythm, and internal rhyming, than I’m used to with you!
And of course, you know, I love that 💙
And for other reasons besides
Also thanks 🙂
Yes I hear the internal rhymes!