The cork pops and the wine of words bubbles forth
throw yourself through the paper, the notebook, the icon:
load the mortar in the fountain pen’s seeping tip and prick the paper
for the quill knife runs along the skin until
the ink oxidizes the blood and the crisp pulp fibers cleanse the tissue
September 20, 2004
Author Note: the correct Orthodox understanding of an icon is that it is window from God to the viewer. an example of oxidation in when positive particles are introduced into a liquid with negative particles so that they bond together and fall to the bottom of the container. water is often filtered this way
About the author
I live with my wife, an artist, in Indianapolis. Besides poetry, I like to take photographs, read books, travel overseas, and listen to news/political podcasts, college lectures and classic literature. You can read about my approach to poetry on my poetics page. To stay in touch, follow me on Twitter or connect on a variety of other social networks.
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