1.
at night
high beams scan the
unseeable distance
an untitled landscape
black is not
a shade but rather
an impression
oil on canvas
2.
scratch and sniff lawns
on southern streets where
one sips lemonade or
iced tea before hosing
down weeds
in the way of light.
still life with
3.
jars marked and mislabeled for
proper identification
enjambment is a way of doing it.
standing room only
4.
drums do not go quietly
their chained rhythm treads
water and stretches of road.
ocean as enclosure.
Originally published in the Fall/Winter 2001 issue of Fence, as part of The Black Took Collective’s Call for Dissonance.
