palimpsest of myself
octopus-minded
many gripped
& disneyfaced
in the snowfield
me & blanket
turinshrouded
pianofingered
all white-keyed
life we lead
me & blanket
kindersurprised
white-on-the-inside
& there —
plasticsouled
pillcradled surprise
like a child
nasal-clustered
low profiled
in public's eyes
priest's confessional
sisters of islam
& plath I don't know
he makes me speak
little man on the make
to finish this for you
blanket:
moon disc
with my past faces on