42opus
is an online magazine of the literary arts.
30 October 2009 | Vol. 9, No. 3
Servings
The children have placed our eggplants
Beneath their shirts, purple boobs.
Earlier, daughter was pregnant
With a honeydew.
You wondered, why not a balloon?
Can't pop this, she said, plus it has seeds.
Tonight I carve her child-melon
Into ridiculous grins, seeds
Like teeth, spill out in such a hurry.
About the author:
Jess Burnquist's poetry has appeared, or is forthcoming in Clackamas Literary Review, Natural Bridge, Hayden's Ferry Review, Locuspoint, and Oranges & Sardines. Jess currently teaches high school English/Creative Writing in Tempe, Arizona, and is an instructor for Arizona State University's Young Writer's Program. She resides in a suburb of Phoenix with her husband, son, and daughter.
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