Sighs

[pjthompson]

I pulled this old and moldy one out of storage because of something merebrillante said, but don't blame her.


My mother’s sighs hold such accusation,
such disappointment. I want to steal their
Vulcan bellows to forge steel.

What else are they good for, except engendering
guilt and shame? The world blows hot enough
with them already.

Better to give us instead something cleaner:
the feather-cutting edge of a crisp, steel blade,
the pointed laceration of knife.

Comments

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

I like this... you wrote it?

[pjthompson]

Yeah--a long time ago originally. I may have edited it a tad today before posting. :-)