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Inez

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your mane
is an ink brush
held by an ancient saint
who stains a scroll
with a five foot character for "brave."
each of your hairs
form the decorated margins
of the page.
inez,
your acne
are the pearls
that adorn the words
"holy bible"
on the worn, torn leather cover
of a fourteenth century
illuminated manuscript.

patiently,
you stripped the field
of its crop.
the harvest is your color
and your feel
so soft.
the ridges in the husk
are the grimace
of the run in your hose.
every single thread
is the beginning of a myth so old,
wistful and brave.
and your lips
are their braille,
tell that tale
where your kiss
is a cave,
home of our ancestors
huddled around the flame
that became
a thousand tallow candles
in the frame
of a cavernous palace
that the
hands from nazareth raised.

where the roof of your mouth
is the pattern
of an amaranth
in amethyst and jade.
the floor
is your tongue,
is the same,
is the prayer mat
where prophets
and their practices
are made.

every word i have ever told you
is dumb.
every poem i have ever written you,
unlettered.
every painting i have ever made you,
unskilled.
every feeling i have ever shown you
is cold.

how could they compare
to the prayer
of your breath?

how could they compare
to the subtle script of your palms?
in the prose of their aging,
they tremble.
when they touch mine,
it's a psalm.

how could they compare
to the arabic of your silhouette?
the shade,
shape,
sculpture of your sleep,
your lashes that are minarets.

how dare
i compare them?
how dare
i compare them
to your bearing
and raising
my little girl?

inez,
all that i can give you
is the promise
that i will lick the dust,
gnaw the paint
from your fatal car wreck.
so i never
forget.

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from /, released May 1, 2011

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