11 November 2009 | Vol. 9, No. 3
Self-Portrait with Husk
"We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of elementary air,
which is known by incontestable experiments to have weight."
– Torricelli
4.
In the land of dreamy potential suicide
I want to blame you for existence as if
You weren't just another bloated hope
Staring dumbly at his feet,
Whispering his name; my failing
Fiction made desperately, to fence in God.
Oh swollen mercury
Oh swollen Oh
I've given up praying
Not to dream of you
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About the author:
Sophie Klahr is the author of the chapbook ________ Versus Recovery (Pilot Books). Her poetry has appeared in journals such as IsReads, Diagram, and the Pebble Lake Review. You may peek into her brain at thestoryofhow.blogspot.com.
For further reading:
Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 9, No. 3, where "Self-Portrait with Husk" ran on November 11, 2009. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
