Sunday, June 29, 2008

mountain as a euphemism for man

i have climbed that mountain
and castrated it in my dust
i have stripped it cold
held its pride
in bear-trap hands snapped
and spit on the remains
i have cupped it
hushed it
sang it the lullabies of children
after i had blown sand in its eyes
and made it cry
i have cursed it wildly
with bohemian lips
while i finished the un-
timely emasculation 

and no mountain has ever looked
the same

No comments: