Reciting poemsabout a life that feels unadorned,a resilient beast — a dumbwaiter of sorts
Spit in palm and, make a deal,to grasp a contract with a worn-down wheel.When you would rather drift away,into a lateral flight……
Provenance is a trick,a tailor-made tale for the touristthat flock, to gawkat my vacillations.
I can bean acquired embellishment —a pagan pet, fit for dancing.
A thread pulls, to unravel a dressing, and somewhere beneath the filaments:a carnival of skin.