the year of the rabbit
hung by a tendon
in its ankle
one outfit in a wardrobe
of mahogany meats
an unwashed cleaver
on a stump cum chopping block
the year of the rabbit
quartered and bathed
in chili
peanuts
fermented beans
swam in inky pools
of discreet recipe
the year of the rabbit
on a leash
paced nervously
on the sidewalk
beside fake jade bangles
and i phone cases
the year of the rabbit
returned its luck
with a broken friendship
an expired visa
a suitcase of cheap keepsakes
a letter of veiled threat from local government
an incense holder
shaped like two hands praying
the year of the rabbit
sipped chrysanthemum tea
on the sun porch
overlooking the third ring freeway
morning meditation
to the traffic mantra
exhaust approached
fluency but never arrived
"the year of the rabbit/ quartered and bathed" -- how i want approach the year <3
ReplyDeletegoodness. the loom of doom and the light hearted are playing here. i enjoyed that last stanza so much
ReplyDeletereally gorgeous, each stanza has a tangible setting.
ReplyDelete"swam in inky pools/ of discrete recipe" wow