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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