It’s that crazy bird
singing full throttle
every song
he’s ever heard
hours before dawn
It’s a fat cypress cone
armadillo fierce
catapulted to earth
to yield meaty flesh
for a chance at rebirth
It’s a snowflake’s filigree
cast upon thorn
a leaf torn beams sun
in death—radiant
It’s a man lost
in dementia and dyskinesia
teetering through traffic
horns blaring
confused he turns
round and round
finds a flower shop
by miracle
navigates home victorious
with wilted anthurium
“a penis on a platter”
in florist lingo
it’s Valentine’s Day
he’s not been able
to make love with his wife
for a decade
yet rude memory
insists that love
ever hopes
believes
endures
photos:
anthurium: public domain
snow Carrboro, NC 2015-02-24
