Author: Steven Robertson

MAGMA shoves tectonic plates, and quakes
BLURT out of the earth like regretted words.
TREAT the resulting wounds on the
SCALE of natural disasters.

BURST of punches and kicks made the
LINEN gis rustle and whisper:
TRAIN all you want, but no mercy.
SWEEP the leg.

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VINYL siding falling off
PANEL by panel, showing colors like a
STEIN full and foaming, erstwhile home now
DOWDY from neglect.

LOSER of ways, plots, and self, a
FIXER-upper in aspiration;
ALLOT room for oxygen in your heart’s tinder:
SPARK after spark of affection landing.

SCARF like Linus’ blanket for those who
SPOOK easily at even a
SPOON full of weather––those
SNOWY gales of memory.

CELLO and violin rest in the
SHADE of a grand
PIANO––waiting to
CAPER through the ears to the soul.

GUAVA trees housing tropical birds who
OPINE about the sun overhead:
FABLE? mirage? worth it to
SHIRK the shade to investigate?

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