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Shirley Alexander
Shirley Alexander
(Somewhere under heaven, Georgia, USA)
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Shirley Alexander Poems
- Something From The Woman I Lef... 1978, the seventh ...
- More Than She Knew She sits by a bright, bare window in a ...
- Presents From Jim Nineteen sixty-nine. The autumn fair was in...
- Tricking The Reaper The land has many spirits. They see us; ...
- My Position He said I sleep like an unborn child, naked, ...
- Character Structure In winter, bones of this land are laid ...
- Sometimes, Life Gives You Lemo... I remember Easter dresses. ...
Shirley Alexander lives in Crawford GA. Her poetry, short fiction, photography, and art have appeared in numerous local and regional publications.
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Something From The Woman I Left Behind
1978,
the seventh anniversary of our marriage
we spent the night in a van,
on top of Brasstown Bald mountain.
He slipped a pistol under the mattress
and said we would be safe
from robbers.
Vandals wear many disguises
and the violated learns, eventually,
to recognize the mask.
2 a.m.,
wrapped in my own arms,
the scent of his whiskey on my neck,
bruises on bare trembling legs;
I stood naked before the moon.
In cold October air,
had to find my way back
to me.
© Shirley Alexander
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Thank you, Ina. I appreciate that you took time to read and comment.
This is a lovely poem :)