Shores
Shores
If my mother were a shore
If my mother were a shore
I could wash against her
I could wash against her
like a jellyfish cast away by the waves,
like a jellyfish cast away by the waves,
giant algae yanked out of the opaque,
giant algae yanked out of the opaque,
naked under the metallic sun
naked under the metallic sun
frightening hair all tangled up in broken shells
frightening hair all tangled up in broken shells
fragment of glass
fragment of glass
bottles
bottles
thrown into the sea like cries of help
thrown into the sea like cries of help
Published in Spoleto 2000