Poem a Day/ April 13th, 2011 – xTx
Posted: April 13, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Extie, National Poetry Month, Peeper, Thunderclap Press, xTx 2 Comments »
PEEPER/ xTx
Peeper’s eyelid is “swelled up.” That’s what she says. Peeper says that.
Peeper pulls her lower lids down using her cheeks. Turtle-backed, red half-moons eclipse her face. She looks murdered. Peeper does.
Peeper! I yell her. Peeper! Then I quiet, peeper… peeper…
My head makes a capital M in front of her face three times; the first time slow, the second time, fast. The third time is lifting a wrench filled with hammers but made into time. The third time is extra-careful. It is studious.
She huddles. She waits for me to finish. Peeper does.
I see nothing.
And I don’t.
Ok, I like xTx’s stuff. But I really, REALLY like this one! The language is absolutely captivating. It’s odd how THUNDERCLAP’s poem a day entries are some of my favorites by the authors. Keep ‘em coming, Amanda!
I actually grew up with a good pal of my sister that we called Peeper, or sometimes Peepers. Too strange when I read this, even though I LOVE IT!