poems from BAVEUSE
by Sara Sutterlin
1995
Pine scent, backseat of
a Toyota
Two dresses;
both velvet, one crushed
saying Merry Christmas!
and having affairs
—
My hands grieve for
your gentle enthusiasms
Every morning
I am heavy with contradictions
Sometimes, but rarely,
the Night is fast
—
Crowned with pity
God is chaos
and so
I <3 God
Little deaths begin
to pile up
inside me,
inside you
I was a
tender object
living in your house
Sara Sutterlin is the author of BEVEUSE (Electric Cereal, 2015) and I Wanted to Be the Knife (Metatron, 2015). Follow her on Tumblr and Twitter.
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