I lie
dismantled.
I feel the hours.
Do they veer to dusk?
Or dawn?
~ Li-Young Lee, from “Furious Versions,” in The City in Which I Love You
Credits: Poem Source: metaphorformetaphor. Image: Nini Poppins
I can't sleep…
I lie
dismantled.
I feel the hours.
Do they veer to dusk?
Or dawn?
~ Li-Young Lee, from “Furious Versions,” in The City in Which I Love You
Credits: Poem Source: metaphorformetaphor. Image: Nini Poppins
I follow the sound
past a black window
where a bird sits
like a blacker question,
To where? To where? To where?
~ Li-Young Lee, from “Furious Versions,” in The City in Which I Love You
Credits: Poem Source: metaphorformetaphor. Image: Nini Poppins