Acrobatic :: Marilyn Buck

Acrobatic

Marilyn Buck

an acrobat
I slice through the sky
somersault
swing toward hands
they slip
          disappear
     free
          i fall
no net
          i fall

          caught
by lime-scented dirt
bones quake
     sigh — articulate
rebound
piano wires
     sing with my weight

a moon jumper
     I rise
     through sorrow’s fog
          a lightning bug

This poem is also read by poet Fanny Howe on Marilyn’s poetry CD Wild Poppies, produced in 2004 by Freedom Archives and available from leftwingbooks.net – click here for more details.

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