Sweetwater the lesbian western icon of our century chiming in as the American lesbian poet trailblazer bought by Hollywood in film promotion. Poetry that sells!
Chainsaw
she cut
em' in half
the pews separated
the old testament shut
severed to the amish repurposed
buggy seats and stools for the birthing
calf no two souls were ever perfectly mated
hair the color of the rust disposable cloth respirator
keeping at bay the informant judas horse and fine sawdust
allergic to the alias names
recycled wood
shavings stuffing
for amish horse hames shame! misguided god-dropouts
staggering under their guilt-baggage
gang of miscreants band of vandals
Isaiah 1:4->8 daughter zion is deserted -
like a tumbledown shack on a dead-end street
like a tarpaper shanty on the wrong side of the
tracks like a sinking ship abandoned by the rats
the harley thunder heavier than the cement shoes
on the mustache petes chainsaw exhaust count the toes
missing in the jesus sandals
she cut
em' in half
the powdered donuts
separated calories pass
the damn whiskey!
Sometimes I don't know just what to say. I like this poem, as I do most of what you write, Sage...lots of great imagery, but I don't quite know what to make of it.
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