but i saw you today <br />without the delightful pleasure <br />of hasty introductions <br />of trivial formalities <br />self-righteous hello-nice-to-meets-yous <br /> <br />stretched out upon a bed of soiled sheets <br />i am a truck-flattened gumby action figure <br />in a too-big bra and too-tight panties <br />as the ceiling fan circles soundlessly <br /> <br />you were white in an innocent orbital abyss <br />another world between my jutting hipbones <br /> <br />stretched out upon a bed of sterile sheets <br />i am a barren beast: adolf’s great-great-niece <br />in a tight orange sweatshirt and a stiff paper gown <br />as the window unit whirs wildly <br /> <br />you were deep crimson truth in unfeeling hands <br />another world between life and death<br /><br />Katelyn Hinman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happy-birthday-37/
