Women

with little hammers tap, tap
a pyramid of rubble
unsuspecting every sound

they had their rituals
I was different from them
a clink of steel

uncovered by a vacancy of harsh light

needlepoint

unconscious woman you
here are your five knuckles

your hand collapsed
in this ordinary metaphor

its not your skin i like
your shoulders are streets

dividing a trafficking heart
stretching EVER SO awkwardly

asking, who i love
who i touch

when night comes