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Jan 31

The Void

Monday, 31. January 2011 20:30

the enso

A dog sleeping on the sofa, snuggled between the cushion and the human.

"The Space In Between" by marlowe

the poem

I keep waiting, the dogs
snoring at my knees, bent
around contours that don’t exist
in nature. We keep waiting
as though the punch line is coming
any second now, revealing
some deeper meaning we could not discern
otherwise on our own. Yes
this imposed pause is what gets
to us as everything else
passes, leaving me still, unmoved,
careful not to wake the dogs.
I keep waiting, enmeshed,
breaths timed to the rhythm
of a different animal, dancing
in the void between inhalations,
wondering what will happen next,
suspended, as though this script
had not been played before.

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Nov 23

Foraging for Snails

Tuesday, 23. November 2010 20:50

the enso

A turkey and her child stoop to drink from a parking lot puddle.

"City Gobblers" by marlowe

the poem

It started as a lark, this move
into the city, hiding out
in a cloistered apartment complex
nestled on a grassy hillside,
down the winding driveway
from the street. Who knew
such seclusion would create
contentment? Routines
were plotted and new families
were made. You are always found
in the afternoon, at the beginning
of this asphalt path, foraging
for snails who lounged too long
on the white plastic lawn chairs
left outside by elderly neighbors.
Even the concavity of the parking lot
serves you, collecting
rainwater, offering another respite,
another chance to start over.

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