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Trickle

Allison Grayhurst

It takes rich waters
to feed your body. Your body
is a neighbourhood of curvy undercurrents
where people smile but the sidewalks are
frozen. You own nothing pure. You would
like to shed yourself of femininity, yet still
be seductive as ouzo - licorice, clear, burning.
Murder, knowledge, both are too absolute for you but
being found like a rare coin, that would be special, something
you could sink your teeth into.
Instead, you are a trophy beside many,
on a shelf, in a corner, lack-luster, cramped, barely legible.
Your belly has hardened. That
is supposed to be a good thing. Not for you. You,
who craves honour, never wanting any effort or desire,
unmatched, unmet.
You are not ready even for a mirage -
your body drained of its natural oils.
I would feed that body. I would consummate with you
and bear you twins. Even that is only a platform
and not the means to travel. Because
it takes rich waters to feed you,
and this thin-stream garden hose
will never quench you or, you know,
make you happy.

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