Phalaenopsis Cygnus
after a suicide
by Adam H. Tessier
Socrates says Name the parts.
Give each name an explanation.
I begin:
Cheekbones, hands, bones
of hands, bones. Aubrey,
after January I am
spent, the rent check
is late, there is no lover and you say
Come here, I have
an orchid, I will loan you
the things you need.
Copyright © 2008 by Adam H. Tessier.