Wednesday, November 15, 2006

When Suddenly

encountering art
she gasps as if


finding a storage of electricity. It happened
under a slurry of neon and city. Eels


on a brick sidewalk;
an abstract canvas. She squirms.


I dig
hands into pockets; I roll


my fingers in defense. I imagine
I am packing


great rolls of wire. A coupler
wound through her left ear. I make


contact, a sensory shock.
She grounds me.

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