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Tiana Pyer-Pereira: The end of the Ice Age

June 16, 2016 by PBQ

was pretty
muddy, actually
though nobody likes
to talk about it
 
No one will mention
how the earth wept for days
in smudged rills
draining ropey
fluvial rivulets
to pool
bewildered
beneath our feet
 
they left
a negative impression
of where the glacier had strayed,
drifting       	absent-minded as a one-night stand
who waits in your living room
while you freshen up
for the fun part
to start
 
turning over  your old records
rummaging through
a small stack of rings
artlessly rearranging
half of Ottawa into Wisconsin
that sort of thing
and when it’s over
melting back
silently
refusing to admit
you were ever really
that close
 
So what I’m saying is
it took a while for earth
 
 
to rebound                                                                                       	
naturally
so accustomed to the crush
of ice on her face
she forgot how it felt                                                                                                        	
        	before her crust dimpled
        	depressed
and also forgot to wonder
where all these damn lakes came from
 
Was she ever the same?
A ridiculous question:
        	He meant nothing to her
                    	obviously
 
        	just a fun thing you try
        	
just a phase
        	really
 
And yet –
 
the earth took shape
where the glacier had been

Filed Under: Contributors 93, Issue 93, Poetry, Poetry 93 Tagged With: Contributors 93, Poetry, Poetry 93, Tiana Pyer-Pereira

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