Thursday, May 5, 2011

legs

my wife admires my legs
from not a distance
but from the next cushion
over on our couch.

this couch is a deep blue
and horseshoe shaped—
we're sitting on goodluck.

these legs are not subtle,
covered with a cloak
of black hair that's crowded
like an ny subway.

these are the legs
that taxi my pale bones
from home to job to home.

this my hour of sobriety.