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Jnana Hodson
Poetry
Blue Rock LXXII, LXXIII  

Blue Rock, LXXII

I rely on misleading statements.
You are the Garden State Parkway.
I have come to regret my decision
from which locale? You introduced

prolonged times of celibacy in a tearful
morning phone call to Brooklyn. I am
a painful contortion trusting words
you so convincingly uttered, Art Nouveau

meets American Comix. I am the debris
of our civil war. You are its lazy
reptilian torpor. I so much wanted
to hear your three-part radio broadcast.




Blue Rock, LXXIII

Please don't harbor my Rapunzel
in her wasp flight. You'll notice

curious warts on the leaves. Please
don't shock me into recognizing

affairs I could have had while
still married. Please don't reject

my desire as too itchy. Animal
bones (even cow skulls) served

her Georgia O'Keeffe period. Please
don't act so prophetic. I know nothing

of starry matters. Please don't let
the sex between us die. We vowed

we'd never resemble our parents.
Please tell me you're sorry.




Writer Bio

Jnana Hodson's work has appeared in various publications, including Comrades, Rattle, Junkmail Oracle, Kota, Pierian Springs, Crimson Leer, Spoken War, and 3rd Muse. He is the author of a novel, Subway Hitchhikers, released in 1990. He lives in New Hampshire.

jnanahodson@yahoo.com
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