15 July 2008 | Vol. 8, No. 2
It Gets in the Way
Dear Jalapeno,
Dear Bullet—
The pretty girl
has terrible gas.
Dear Outlet,
Dear Honored Guest,
Mounded inside
in fits and starts.
Dear Plaque,
Dear Meatball,
Dear Attack—
Her backbone speaks
in switchbacks.
The squat buildings
aren't doing much but
ache in their trim.
Dear Rodent,
Dear Calves,
Dear Zodiac—
I've got the top down on time
and things
are flying out.
About the author:
Emily Kendal Frey is the author of Airport (Blue Hour, 2009), The New Planet (Mindmade Books, 2010), and Frances (Poor Claudia, 2010). She lives in Portland Oregon.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Emily Kendal Frey at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 8, No. 2, where "It Gets in the Way" ran on July 15, 2008. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
