Monday, July 3, 2017

The News by Arda Collins

At last, terror has arrived.
Next door, the house has gone up in flames.
A woman runs from the burning wreck, her face smeared
with blood and ashes. She screams that her children are kidnapped.
It's truly exciting and what more would anyone ask?
For a rare and beautiful egg to present itself in the grass?
For sex with the liquor store owner to progress into something meaningful
You don't know what I've done in front of the mirror.
I've pulled my shorts up high like a thong. I've walked back and forth
doing little kicks and making faces. I've stopped, I've stared.
I try to get my mind around the sight of myself. I make a face.
Of great seriousness. I imagine that I've just received
a large upsetting piece of news. Then I look into my eyes.
Can I guess what I am thinking? Can I tell you what it is?