Published in Transition 2009
like a wet dahlia in the rain
like the trace of a purple felt marker
like hammers hitting the strings of a badly tuned piano
like the echo of boots stomping downstairs
as if it mattered
like a no account derelict with an open hand
like the scent of a rotted tuber
like a bed unchanged
like a faulty clause in a long sentence
as if it mattered
like a cat vomiting its breakfast
like a dog licking it up
like a bird on the ground
as if it mattered
like a misanthrope at a party
like an arrest gone bad
like an accident that didn’t wait to happen
as if it mattered
like the taste of thick milk
like the back of a leaving lover
as if it mattered
like the roughness of braided rope
like the reek of dead chickens in the hen house
as if it mattered
like heavily callused feet
like having nowhere to go
as if it mattered
like the book with just one line
as if it mattered
as if
it mattered