2 June 2006 | Vol. 6, No. 2
Patience
in the historical, non-
traditional space. I held
your body up, I held
you suddenly. crossed
out of limelight, pressed
into another, finely-
wrought space. the
weight is yours, leaning
heavily on the muscles.
broad-banked shadows,
an arm, a toe. bliss
comes lightly and leaves
quickly, leaves nothing
much behind. tender
me now, I say to the
sad stone. lest impressions
fade, lest canceling
becomes a rite of passage
and you fall, licking
the heavy body, what is
left of the evergreen child.
About the author:
Rebecca Givens' poems have been published or are upcoming in American Letters & Commentary, Gettysburg Review, New Hampshire Review, and Adirondack Review. Currently she works as a Teaching Fellow in Athens, Greece.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Rebecca Givens at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 6, No. 2, where "Patience" ran on June 2, 2006. List other work with these same labels: poetry, editors' select.
