Immanence
I want heaven above shattered,
I want its scattered silver splinters
prickling my soles like leaves of grass
among soft clumps of green clover.
I want a taste of salt-in-the-wound sweetness.
From below I want hell's molten
madness searing my soles like hot
summer dunes above the bay.
Bring the heat of smoky Scotch, cool
burn of gin, kiss my sunburned skin.
I want it now. I want to know
what I'll be missing.
Mark Zelman teaches biology and interdisciplinary studies at Aurora University. His work has been published in The Cortland Review and regional journals such as The Aurorean. When not teaching or tinkering in the lab, Mark hikes rocky trails and paddles cold waters of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario.
No comments:
Post a Comment