Valerie Loveland was featured last night after a short but sweet open mic.
Dressing Down
It's only when you stop crying
that the silverfish crawl
back into the tub drain
dreaming of turning into
real fish in what moonlight comes
through the window.
Nobody to impress anymore
outside this corner
of your multiverse,
None that you hear of anyway.
Heaven's not out of your reach
so long as someone
finds you adorable
in your broken home
unable to hide anymore,
only disintegration
able to strip you down further.
Your hands search for pockets
you can't possibly have.
There's no choice
but to stand upright.
The accumulated albatrosses
that hung around your neck
are gone.
To lose everything gives you
a secret gift, an unseen pocket
you'd best not search for
and tip your hand,
bring your body back down.
Your empty hands need nothing to hold.
Not shown: DiDi Delgado, who helped with the closer. |
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