SAN FRANCISCO POETS Susan Birkeland Poetry January 18, 1961 ~ Nov. 18 2006)

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Words Words with wine flowing through them Words that wrestle and flip Words with inestimable soprano proclivities Pretentious arching words and a passion for the intricate Words that sound like peace under blankets Words like the backside of banana creme pies Words that hate themselves Words that corner Words underground A mirror A miner Blam Blam Blam Words tapped across wires Words that make me sweat Words that cut in two directions Words streaming from an old man's cup Scrambled words Words too skinny Words too fat Words that hurt Negotiate Circumscribe and Subjugate Words that mean nothing Like Never And This Just War The queen's words The king's bandy legs The dictionary re-written Words that cut Words that chain Words that make me wonder Words that delight Tight fisted words Broad words opening the night sky Kind words Clever slice across the middle Knifey words Words we want to forget Words that lie Conciliators Transubstainiators Smart words Baby words Shy words Sly words Al dente half alive words Words I wish I couldn't remember Words about wishes Say this world is different Say this woman bleeds Say I am your lover Say its her not me Say I am forgiven Say I am relieved Say this world is SO FUCKED UP Say I am not thee Say I'm not your lover Say Its Them, not Me or rather Say my Purple Willow Our honey sweet relief Say I see your sorrow Say we will be Free ©Susan Birkeland