Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Sound and the Fury

"...round eyes came out of the bushes..."
Yellow as heirloom squashes,
In a face as gray as the water
Under the pines in the Dismal Swamp.
Searching, scratching, snitching
Anything long and soft from the campsites:
Shoelaces, scarves, ponytails, appendages.
Spitting, skitting, flitting
From tree to tent and tent to toes.
Peeping, weeping, creeping
Up the cot, to the edge of the pillow.
Inhaling, railing, wailing
"I want my Tailypo!"