A Divine Prank
Years ago, I etched eight words on eight glass bottles: alcohol, tears, blood, semen, time, memory, gratitude, song. Words from a poem by Anne Carson. I liked the idea of liquid time, something I could drink, smell, piss out. I was having trouble with alcohol and these words seemed key to my addiction. When I moved from Brooklyn to LA and shipped the bottles, I carefully wrapped each of them in bubble wrap. But only the last four arrived intact :
Published by Spectra Poets 12.05.22 https://spectrapoets.org/Divine-Prank-by-Kellie-Jones