Three Poems
Eyes Pouring, Washing Cheek
I dreamed I ate a white sapote. Isn’t water funny
Specialists gather from across the world
To observe a stalk of rice
A cattle egret keeps me company
While I plant daikon. Deeply indigo
You should’ve seen me
When I tried to siphon water from the duck pond
In moonlight the gallerist and I
For exaggerated effect
I take off my sunglasses the moment the sun emerges
From the clouds. It’s hard to say what you know
If you don’t know where you’re going
Any road will take you there. Hey what do you know
If you don’t know what you’re doing
Anything will do
I’m just sitting here while the guavas drop
Why slog through it all? Why not travel like light
Wake Up and Smell the Malabar Chestnut
There’s a full moon
Behind the clouds. The horses
Come right up to me
I really thought the sun
Wouldn’t come up this morning
She’s 100 years old
And still meeting new people
September is a field
Did you know the banana tree
Is actually an herb
Here we go
Back to the world of mirrors
I’d like a break from my ego
Water blossom
On your pant leg
You said you were lonely too
What if consciousness
Is just matter in an electronic state
The myth of original thought
The unimaginable
Is around every corner. I thought
About the shape of your jaw
Cinema is a circular word
The perfect leaf
The archetype of leaf
There’s space in this
Togetherness. The rain stops
When you step through the door
In a Beautiful Place Feeling Sad
When I wake up it’s already been a good day
Everything else is just gravy
It doesn’t hurt to touch a cactus at night
I don’t need anything from anybody
Now, let us talk about growing vegetables
I just wrote the word “zucchini”
For the first time
All of my friends are benefits
Time moves slow here but my mind
The sky is expansive and there’s very little noise
It’s hard to maintain a sense of reality
I am very lonely and my life is lacking in intimacy
I think Oprah just drove by
I think Oprah and I just exchanged a look
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Emmett Lewis lives in Queens, NY. His work has recently appeared in Chicago Review, Capgras, Volt, Noir Sauna, Nat. Brut, Tagvverk, Mercury Firs, and elsewhere.