They Take Turns
Rent from DeepDyve- They Take Turns
She sings grayand the sadness of birdswithout flight.He takes her at her word.She is filled with tender menace.He turns and followswhat he cannot forgive.She wears greenwith abandon, her skinwinking at the sun.He empties cupboards,remains hungryand full of disbelief.She folds the map badly.He mystifies.She plays by the rules.He drives over the edge.She fails at sleep, both sorts,white and Prussian blue. [End Page 143]
Mercedes Lawry
Mercedes Lawry has been publishing poetry for more than thirty-five years in such journals as Poetry, Nimrod, Saint Ann’s Review, and Natural Bridge. She has also published two chapbooks and stories and poems for children. She has been a Pushcart Prize nominee twice and held a residency at Hedgebrook. She lives in Seattle.
