TRUNK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM
Brown steamer trunk
sits in the middle
of the room
Don’t open it
Just because it’s there
says the voice
I open it just
because it’s there
Newspaper
Old shoes
Beneath the lining,
black/silver striped
shirts, all the same,
size Small
A note pinned
to fabric:
This is our code word
When I call you:
20/20
The trunk remains
wedged into the middle
of the room
© puma perl, 4/10/11
Poems, performances, photography, productions, stories, prose, music, journalism, band, songwriting, videos - surviving despite the odds. Is it all true? Yeah. Maybe. Sometimes. Mostly. Creation is transformative. I collaborate with amazing artists and musicians, primarily with my band, Puma Perl and Friends. Books available as well: knuckle tattoos, Belinda and Her Friends, Ruby True, Retrograde, Birthdays Before and After. Photo, Len DeLessio
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