Polaroid Poems by justin spring - HTML preview

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SARASOTA FASHION REPORT

 

 

Fashions change daily now. We like it that way.

They are printed nightly, like newspapers.

It's not unusual to seethe dead

unfashionably dressed, unable

to get to the mall, embarrassing

the family.

                       

                        Every once in a while,

a hollow ball of light explodes 

over Alachua or Clearwater.

Those who have been there

say people are just standing around,

looking vaguely annoyed,

like loan officers.

 

                                    The chameleons

have begun climbing the walls           

by the hundreds. They love the pink sky,

have adjusted to it, matching its color.

From a distance, they look like fingers,

or tubers, twitching, pushing

their way upward.

 

                                                A soft, isotopic rain

has begun falling over the next county.

There are low buildings there, like barracks,

or cloisters, where writings are kept.

Sometimes you'll see us there, down on

all fours, humming and swaying,  

blurting out phrases.