Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave by Kim Dower

Author:Kim Dower
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Hen Press
Published: 2019-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

GWEN IS SCARED OF THE WOODEN FISH

She’s a puppy, gets confused by objects

that stare but do not move. The wooden fish

painted yellow, blue, green, with a pink fish

painted in the middle leaning against

the orange dining room wall, for example,

we bought it long ago, one summer roadside,

Mexican border, a man with his own dog

made them, sold them to tourists heading home.

We’ve always loved the fish, the way it’s carved,

the way it continues to balance on the hardwood floor. Gwen pushes it with her

nose, licks it like it’s her baby, looks at me

as if to say, why doesn’t it have a tongue

why isn’t this thing kissing me back? She jumps

away each time it doesn’t move. We re-

assure her it’s okay, this wooden fish

that fills us with memories.

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