Seize
Seize Brian Komei Dempster Blue flame in the eye's corner, stove on high, we brace for his flint and spark, our dark surprise, his smile jolts, head unleashed, little body arched, straining in the high chair, we stand to face anything, she steadies his tray, eggs bubble in the pot, I lunge for his spoon, his purple elephant, water boils over sides, we look to each other, sense the sizzle, his bowl clattering, a reverse crater, we shake off faults, shells crack, window shut, we smell the heat, hardened yolks, his brain's singed gray, the scorched black dome, we are all hollowed out. |