this is a scavenger hunt
by Paul Koniecki
Paul Koniecki lives and writes in Dallas, Texas. His poems appear in Richard Bailey’s movie, “One of the Rough”. His books of poetry are currently available at Kleft Jaw Press, NightBallet Press, CWP Collective Press, and Spartan Press. In 2019 a poem of his was sung by the Verdigris Ensemble to close their production of “Faces of Dallas”. He is the Associate Editor of Thimble Literary Magazine and loves cheese.
everything is borrowed time
you are the mother
you are the compass
you are the skin of my own face
fish eggs and bat’s wings
condor sperm and the tongues of
myotonic goats life red honeycomb
semi-clear ruby gelatin like warm gold
it took until the final line
before i used the word love
