Monday, August 1, 2011

'Super Moon' by Neil de la Flor



FYI #1:       This is the moon, not the sun, nor an imposter.



FYI #2:      That is my shadow to the left of the landing strip of light.



FYI #3:      Light travels at the speed of kissing.



FYI #4:      In lieu of the super moon, we mooned the moon.



FYI #5:       We mooed, too.



FYI #6:      Where is the moon when I’m in school?



FYI #7:       The periapsis is the shortest distance between my body from one of the foci of his elliptical orbit.



FYI #8:      Even though he is the apoapsis to my periapsis, we both end in s.



FYI #9:      I want to lick the photons off the super moon so that I can dream of fire-breathing dragons again.



FYI #10:     When I sleep, I’m a dragon.



FYI #11:     I’m also a queen.



FYI #12:     He said we should make an offering to the super moon and then he hugged me like a big gay football player might after winning the Super Bowl.



FYI #13:     I love the trajectory of madness.



FYI #14:     Before he jumped in, he took off his pretty hat.


Olga Broumas, 1988

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http://poetry.arizona.edu/promotion/2011/07/im-still-listening