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.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Jess Burnquist at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 9, No. 3, where "Servings" ran on October 30, 2009. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
