Triumphant glossary

these sun-slung houses

all in a row

pretty, pretty teeth

standard of beauty

I am never
saying anything

 new

Instead i break
like sunset

the moment it decides

2 stop speaking
for God

post     storm
recompense 

i am reminded
of veins

in the most intimate
places

little River
sludge

silt to heart 

And

like

haven’t i wanted

wholeness?

            a family ?

            an ownership

to call

my own ?

once upon a time
there was a Dick  

inside me
& it left

an Itch

that mosquito poison

everything new
was given over

everything new
was lost

lost

lost

i give the sun a minute
before it croaks 

falls away

I give myself Happiness

 a little rock
to kick

            in the road

grace (ge) gilbert's recent micro, poetics, & lyric essays can/will be found in the Adroit Journal, Hobart, Ninth Letter, Pithead Chapel, the Offing, the minnesota review, Gargoyle, DIALOGIST, the Penn Review, Maudlin House, and others. Her digital micro-chap, 'no sharp things' can be found in NAILED. She is an MFA candidate at the University of Pittsburgh where she consumes unholy amounts of cheese and dumplings. Peruse her work on her website-- gracegegilbert.com, or follow her on Twitter @geg2us.