Once I was in Kansas by Shannon AdeleOnce I was in Kansas
We sat on the back
of your fathers black sedan
and in suspension
of disbelief we watched
lightning stretch from both sides of the earth
Our shutter globes were stuck open
Fish-eyed we sat
while someones God painted
corn on the horizon
And it was so different
from New York
to sit and shower
with that sweet alkaline
rain bathing our dust dirt skin
Its funny how platonic
we thought we were
trying to sound so intelligent
trying to act like we knew
the importance of fossil fuels
and vegetable oil and war.
And with the wind blowing
through our unwashed
and desperate to be unlike
hair we were
just as flat
as Kansas itself.
02/14/2007 Posted on 02/15/2007 Copyright © 2024 Shannon Adele
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 02/15/07 at 09:50 AM Great images in this, Shannon! I can see this scene playing out in my mind as I read it. I like the comparison to New York. And the last 2 lines gave me a chuckle (if I'm understanding it correctly). ;) |
Posted by Meghan Helmich on 12/04/08 at 06:46 PM i agree with elliot. |
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