Redemption
written by: Eve Dobbins
By the skin of the teeth of the jaguar slinking between the corn rows
Like a magician trying a quick sleight of hand by turning his sleeve
Or hiding underneath an object
As I capture the talk or the tail by handing on with two hands.
Then as the mermaid with the slinky tail rolls by me, I wave wading
Through the phone of rededication making new memories
From the sleeve of seaweed drifting by like an open ended sieve
I watch the algae and pray.
Redemption
is a visit lest seen
By those with visions of glamour and grandeur
It is best visited
Between the hours of 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Taking no visitors, only keepers
With a half drunk glass to keep company.
Like the slinking jaguar, the disappearing algae, the half
drunken glass of white wine….
The clock keeps note of my reverie until the alarm
Buzzes 6 a.m. time for work.
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