A list poem - exercize for class today

Shannon Hollender
Prof. Heroy
Assn 04-1 Poem on
Exercize: List
Due 4-13-06


Desio e Risuscito (Desire and Resurrection)

Love, A fly swatted and squashed, wet stains,
Two lines, Twin-towers, Roman numeral in blue ink
Blue by blue, blue butterfly-wings, Ocean of guilt, Ocean of worry,
Perverse obsession, munching sound of locusts, midnight vomiting,
Curious contempt, Distaste, Tarantula feeding, the smell of vomit,
Admiration, lucky lady-bug round and plump, love of the condition.
Pain, no, Agony. Blood-beetle and tearing flesh-meat,
A job of artificial labor, inchworm climbing a pole, silk threads of hope,
Sleepless nights, falcon swooping, protecting self, feather floating by,
Sleep-walking, nervous self-containment, sleep-waking.
Pride, disappointment, distance, a shell of former self,
Familiar strangers, split back and forced separation,
Caskets, cold hard body, molting, cold hard fact.
Rain, sun, day, night, breathing for the first time, a watch ticking,
Time in slow agony, low throb of finding form, mindful blood flow.
Shoulders, tears, laughter, friendships, wings spreading,
Blue. Twins. Love.
Butterfly move on.