Monday, July 9, 2007

Bilge

The protrusion of a casket or grave (n.)

III.
The young woman has a round stomach
that I can see bulging out of the middle
of her dress
but it seems more like a bilge
than a bulge
because she is crying
and drunk
and to me she is seeing
truly
blankly
in a way she won't remember
what life is like
at this hour,
and she ducks into a cab with the man
and her cab driver drives
to a place she's never been--

though she knew
when she went out she'd end
up there eventually.

1 comment:

sidzone said...

dont u think that these are jus too long to be remembered.. instead just make use of ur sense of humor and try n make something short and creative!!!