Blade Poem by Heather Whitley Gibson

to feel like a weed
just to be torn out
belly-up
a curled seed
(that grew)
under tossed, grass blade
(smooth)
And shimmering green.
wet,
a rototiller-ed, cut.
clean wood gathered
a slice of
Railroad tracks:
buried, iron, breath
ties of trees
speech [Bracketed]
passing so
slowly
overhead
by kites, who's knots
state height and width-un-til
it's own wooden ribs broken
brake.
Against.
breaking skin-colored
silk faded, disjointed, discolored
the sun bares
it's bones
barking
at the burning tails
it flies high, cloth-ing
the burning hair, the back
of faces
of change
the chance
to catch a cat-tail-
curled snakes head
tall green weeds
(silver)
light sinks
shinning highway-lottery exit
scratch the surface
with a silver face
the fire so hard to
put out-rain
(the last), wet trolley
(cut) log. troublesome.
bog
deranged terrain
(a) weeding.