In the Junkyard of Heaven
The Eye window-shops for parts
of a new whole, their
departed fingers pluck
limbs from the pile,
feeling for the smoothest skin.
of a new whole, their
departed fingers pluck
limbs from the pile,
feeling for the smoothest skin.
A delicate left-hand flicks
the final touches of his next masterpiece,
a portrayal of a right leg
practicing hopscotch backwards.
the final touches of his next masterpiece,
a portrayal of a right leg
practicing hopscotch backwards.
By memory, the hand imparts the scenery
of a Stop & Shop --
the Leg, hopping crookedly in a cowboy
boot, masters the elegance of
breaking his mother’s back.
of a Stop & Shop --
the Leg, hopping crookedly in a cowboy
boot, masters the elegance of
breaking his mother’s back.
