Thursday, November 1, 2012

Mammogrammars



The false-positive, it would be
a back-formation constructed
only to freak you the fuck out.

The past-participle
is the mother you will not have been.

Yesterday morning I made porridge
with blueberries I picked without you
This morning I will make pancakes
with the handfuls that are left.

This will be the ellipsis,
your hand negotiating a space between,
from chipped plate to teeth.

When the time comes they will tell me—
declarative.
Against which I promise to insist:

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