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Robyn Art is the
author of the poetry manuscript, The Stunt Double In Winter,
which was selected as a finalist for the 2005 Sawtooth Poetry Prize. The
collection will be published by Dusie Press in 2007. She is also the
author of three chapbooks: Degrees of Being There (Boneworld
Press 2003), No Longer A Blonde (forthcoming from Boneworld Press
2006) and Vestigial Portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Dancing
Girl Press 2006.) Her recent poems have appeared or are forthcoming in
Slope, Shampoo, Conduit, Slipstream, Gulf Coast, The New Delta
Review, Coconut, Tarpaulin Sky, and
The Hat.
HOW THE ONE YOU LOVE IN
SECRET IS LIKE A PIECE OF LAWN
FURNITURE
Adjustable: (strap slides down
the shoulder)
Fitted with Washable Parts:
(scent of you on his cheek)
Insured: (don't remove platinum
band)
Fully-Lined: (godly arc of his
body on yours)
Collapsible: (lean into him in
the dark)
Water-Tight: (will never breathe
a word)
Inflatable: (pressed to you by
the bookshelf)
Easily Bent: (a pain that comes
and goes)
QUESTIONS FOR THE DISBELIEVER
Is enmity contagious?
Do fish get tired?
Which is the harness for loved
ones?
Can clouds catch fire?
Why is the night full of bodies?
Are children a type of
vegetable?
What is Inuit for "hand job?"
Do oysters get mad?
Would you knock me up if I asked
you?
Do knees taste good?
Is this ticket refundable?
Would fake breasts float?
Is a man a kind of llama?
Why is the night so orange?
Is that dress full of grain?
Is there enough of it to kill
me?
QUESTIONS FOR THE BORN-AGAIN
Is
enmity contagious?
Do fish get tired?
Which is the harness for loved
ones?
Can clouds catch fire?
Why is the night full of bodies?
Are children a type of
vegetable?
What is Inuit for "hand job?"
Do oysters get mad?
Would you knock me up if I asked
you?
Do knees taste good?
Is this ticket refundable?
Would fake breasts float?
Is a man a kind of llama?
Why is the night so orange?
Is that dress full of grain?
Is there enough of it to kill
me?
© Robyn Art 2006.
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