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Move Over, Madness

move over, madness
mama is coming to town
there will be no time for tears and nonsense
when the dust begins to fly
rugs will be shaken
floors and countertops scrubbed
the world will suddenly smell like lemons
and blackberry cobbler
melancholy cannot last
in such clean air


©Misti Rainwater-Lites 2007

The Fire is Making Me

finger fly to assuage the burn
trace my memories in the ashes
bake the terrible babies
that never should have
been born
its the witch in me
comfortable with such
the water is awkward
i never learned
to float


©Misti Rainwater-Lites 2007

Something Sinister About the Kitchen

the kitchen waits
gleaming
antiseptic
the knives shiny in the wooden stand
the linoleum glassy
splatter free
the kitchen is alive
dishwasher humming
coffee pot sputtering
ice maker rumbling
so much convenience
at your fingertips
the kitchen is a kind of heaven
you have to die
to get there


©Misti Rainwater-Lites 2007

Misti Rainwater-Lites is the editor and publisher of Instant Pussy magazine.