Spirits In A Material World

[poem written in
Sine-Qua-Non Gallery
inspired by painting by Livingstone Pratt]

when oranges are sliced open
unable to leave the kitchen

oranges in quarters
all over the kitchen cabinet
to fit into my face

these to suck instead of milk
from breast nipples


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
8:05 p.m. 15/march/07