Robert Lee Brewer
before
hurry before the authorities & coyotes come
with their guns & claws ready to damage us
daddy this is real & i’m serious
lock the gate & the doors & your mouth
listen to the helicopters & hot air balloons
hovering over us like spookedy spooks
i had a dream we were dying for real
& the only ones left were the bad guys
who were vampires & great white sharks
they buried us before coming back to life
after
in her dress she runs with abandon
her hair flowing after
when she reaches her destination
her eyes are wild & free
then she jumps to sink or swim her dress
becomes parachute or
umbrella her bare feet kicking at
the nothing rushing past
& the waves crash upon the rocks for
ever & forever
last words
he watched as they floated
from his mouth to her ears
& that brief flicker of
recognition before
she grabbed her shoes & purse
responding only with
the slam of the front door
Robert Lee Brewer is the author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). He’s had several poems published in Otoliths over the years. Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.
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before
hurry before the authorities & coyotes come
with their guns & claws ready to damage us
daddy this is real & i’m serious
lock the gate & the doors & your mouth
listen to the helicopters & hot air balloons
hovering over us like spookedy spooks
i had a dream we were dying for real
& the only ones left were the bad guys
who were vampires & great white sharks
they buried us before coming back to life
after
in her dress she runs with abandon
her hair flowing after
when she reaches her destination
her eyes are wild & free
then she jumps to sink or swim her dress
becomes parachute or
umbrella her bare feet kicking at
the nothing rushing past
& the waves crash upon the rocks for
ever & forever
last words
he watched as they floated
from his mouth to her ears
& that brief flicker of
recognition before
she grabbed her shoes & purse
responding only with
the slam of the front door
Robert Lee Brewer is the author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). He’s had several poems published in Otoliths over the years. Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.
posted by mark young at 4:18 PM
2 Comments:
Congratulations Robert. Great to see you published in so many places. It encourages poets on PAD to submit more. You are appreciated and celebrated!!
Iris Deurmyer
These are wonderful Robert. I especially like the one about the girl - the way her skirt goes out like a parachute or an umbrella - the image stays with me. Congrats ... great publication.
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