This Is a Poem About My Life

the grapes remind me of the whales gathering salt for the ocean this is a poem about my life you've interrupted my life and death schedule which gives me that poetic look each day this is a poem about my life where was I before I met you? I was eroding on my way to work and slept a lot deep in the subways this is a poem about my life then I met your lips on that windy day I stopped poisoning my life on Monday mornings this is a poem about my life when I met you you were undressed like a stone in the rain I swam after utterly naked this is a poem about my life before you leave me to heal I will find you someone to love who will be shaped like a box this is a poem about my life before you leave me to heal I will become an apple and hide in a clock this is a poem about my life I will plant these wild lines they will grow into honey and weep in the spring for you 2.14.94