ZENITH
by gm
Domenica Martinello
………………………………………………………………..11AM
Come now, take a crack at us.
Animal-women may be familiar
to you, or duplicitous women
doubling, working in twos.
………………………………………………………………..11:30AM
True, many men take a crack
but you don’t strike us as someone
so easy to bruise. We explore conflict
through metaphor, isn’t that true?
………………………………………………………………..12PM
Freud! what is your qualm with us?
Come, join me. Join us on the rocks.
Jung do you dream of swimming
or flying? I’m a cruelly numinous
………………………………………………………………..12:15PM
creature. I can accommodate. Memory
puddles like water, shimmers with heat
changes colour on the hour. As a boy
did you dream of monsters in dark grottos
………………………………………………………………..12:30PM
who approach, threaten? We do not approach.
Little fish, how can you break free of recurring
dreams when you’re petrified, when we don
the face of your mother, her lullabies?
………………………………………………………………..12:40PM
The thing about lullabies—you’re gone
before you hear their conclusion.
………………………………………………………………..12:42PM
Lie with us. There is no resolution.
Hi George,
I hope this finds you well. Been really enjoying the poems you’ve been selecting for New Poetry lately. Quick question: Do you accept submissions? If so, how many poems and where should I send them?
Best, Chris