Second Childhood: Poems by Howe Fanny

Author:Howe, Fanny [Howe, Fanny]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781555979171
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2014-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

I want to leave this place

a postulant.

The gas stove is leaking

and the door of the refrigerator

stained with rust.

The mugs are ugly

and there are only two forks.

The walls are black

and soft, the bed a balloon

of night-clothing.

The stairwell sloped

to a dragger’s pace.

There are big windows

with blind-slats dusty

and gray. Street life

goes all night and at dawn

freedmen shout and

laugh outside the kitchen.

Where does life begin?

In the lamb or in its threads?

If a man is numb

beat him.

If mute, shout

Say my name!

If he’s still wearing

that coat, scream

Mercy, mercy!

and stroke it.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.