2 September 2002 | Vol. 2, No. 3
From Georgette (Without Regret)
This is the box I am putting you in:
Clamorous piano.
Vegetarian meathead.
Antibiotical.
Bird back.
Elephant hands.
Creamed prunes.
Humbug.
I have no steak with you.
In other words, nothing
between us has ever been
better than it was before
we went fishing inside
one another. I don't mean
to soil your agenda,
but I have skin thicker
than buffalo hide.
If our relationship
caused you any pain,
I would recommend
Western medicine.
It will probably heal better
than any dim apologies
sitting between
the rocks in my mouth.
I am crossing you off of my mind.
After all,
if I had let you marinate me
with your ancient recipe,
this letter would be blushing scarlet
and appear more fragile
than sparrow wings.
About the author:
Originally from Boston, Maya Pindyck has studied studio art and creative writing at Connecticut College, Columbia University in New York, at two different institutions in Italy, and one in Poland. She has won the Benjamin T. Marshall Prize for Poetry. Her artwork has been displayed in multiple galleries in Connecticut and New York City, including the Crane Street Studio Building and the Scott Pfaffman gallery.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Maya Pindyck at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 2, No. 3, where "From Georgette (Without Regret)" ran on September 2, 2002. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
