Eve Rounds

Worthy of Mixing Metaphors

Her spirit

first presented itself
in a suitably tight ballerina bun
aquanet and all

Over time

i observed
a loosening of strands from that fair scalp
a releasing of pessimism across mighty brows

In slow motion

what had become a messy knot
cascaded to the nape of a torrid neck
its landing
ever so
slightly
off
kilter
like a child’s overbite

Keeping pace

i observed
a relaxation of that charming contrarianism
a rinse and repeat of optimism from root to smart ends

At long last

Not even a half-do remained

The tight top twist had toppled

Revealing in its entirety

A soft wave of wheat field
A raucous giggle
A reassuring smile

There she is.

Mix CD’s (not a poem)

i used to make my dad mix cd’s. he loved finding what came to be some of his favorite artists this way. (another connection we

good morning untitled

what happens now save every voicemail not that his tone would have been forgotten but to hear him call me tweety as many times as

snip snip

the magic of a fresh cut i am literally lighter though not by much my shoulders have less to lug my neck has less to

but ok but

write some poems that i can give him ok (but they’ll all be about the hims) good idea bad idea no good twinning and losing

a 5 7 5 for e

peering through thick glass your back to me is waiting any news at all? running down broad steps into your brotherly arms crying without breath!

incircles

is it the ticking of the third hand or the faucet dripping onto discount bulk blueberries both measuring time “going in circles” as he would