POETRY


 From
 The
 Bed
 Room
 To
 The
 Roof,
 Going
 Up
 The
 Spiral
 Stair
 Case,
 Two
 Lovers,
 Abolition
 Day
 2002


Cold metal
Under naked feet
Left hand grips the black iron railing
Right hand holds berries
In a white handkerchief

On the curve of the shell
A sliver of yellow paint
Peels, grazes an arm
I lean over the railing
Look at the crumpled bed
Entangled sheets with fading hibiscus
Behind you I ask:
"If you were to jump into my bed,
Would you bounce?"