Literary Orphans

three dimensions of pain
by Peter Marra

Lost_at_sea_by_DianaCretu

—1—

the larger magical traditions

and the physical aspect of pain is defined

there were other barriers to reporting  the facts

the experience expected was primarily defined in her body

she had healed, but sometimes in the room she existed

she tried to hear and walked towards the door

slightly different sizes and shapes

this resemblance will be played with

a reflexive retraction modulation

 

her knees buckled as the room became herself

and she couldn’t leave.

the shapes weren’t as pronounced as

the words that they became

she fondled the consonants and licked the vowels

fingers ran up and down a monster of the obscure

 

finally divine

 

—2—

 her emanations occurred, beginning in certain corners,

then she met a short hallway

then she met a locked door that was covered in her skin

and her eyes blinked back at her

and the dobro slide was heard in the distance

emphasize the curves

tired of teasing her

 

a groan

a push

the lights came on

she thought they seemed to be weaving

actual humanity

she destroyed it for them

they were just patients experiencing pain

their faces completely blind

they stood in line

females all nodded

in the basement of discomfort

excretions of a region of light

 

—3—

 quiet response

quiet response

she waits for me in folds of blackness

it hadn’t even started yet

pain is whatever you are experiencing

not bound

the day was variable

she didn’t care, changed the sensations

she knew that tomorrow was expected

getting it aroused for you

she needs to wake

a few days gone by

the goal of walls

so hard they ached

she would find herself on three names

 

the french windows

offered a view of the women in the concrete garden

throwing off their white gauze

turning towards her

to display their eyes

white-blind from

their worship of the sun

a halo of widows

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Peter’s earliest recollection of the writing process is, as a 1st grader, constructing a children’s book with illustrations. The only memory he has of this project is a page that contained a crayon drawing of an airplane, caught in a storm. The caption read: “The people are on a plane. It is going to crash. They are very scared.” His parents were always disturbed by that 1st book and particularly by his love for writing.

His poems explore alienation, addiction, love, the havoc that secrets can wreak and obsessions. He has been published in many online and print publications, including Literary Orphans, Danse Macabre, Maintenant 4 & 5, Caper Literary Journal, and Why Vandalism?, as well as an interview in Yes, Poetry. A record of his published work may be found at http://www.angelferox.com. Peter’s e-chapbook, Sins of the Go-Go Girls is published by Why Vandalism? Press and is available as a free download at Why Vandalism: Sins of the Go-Go Girls (Four Scenes) by Peter Marra

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–Art by Diana Cretu

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