Monday, March 15, 2010

paradox

i've been digging through the garage and pulling out old poetry notebooks.  this one is from april 2004.

paradox

at first, i'm not sure what
he means when he says, there is a theme
in your life, so i only look at my wine glass,
twist the stem between my thumb
and forefinger.

reminds me of a street fair when i sat
to have my palm read, waiting to hear
something profound only to be told
what i already know as truth. she looked
into my eyes instead of my palm and i
felt cheated.

paradoxical, he says finally.  i want to find
the word in the dictionary, trace my fingers
over each word next to it.  one exhibiting inexplicable
contradictory aspects.

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