Jeffrey Skinner

I Offer This Container

Monkeys of fresh rage born again—

Measuring brings them into existence

Guy with Bluetooth & sunglasses

I wish poetry would just relax

I’ve searched for the arbitrary—

Kleenex, butterscotch, key,

Lips, crushed toe, sanitary wipe;

But everything’s tagged for eternity

Can’t believe the rush of this chapter’s

Pieces, interlocking at velocity—

Touch of Christ’s garment,

Med tech’s hand in the ambulance

At some point all time becomes available

I offer this container for reuse

Author: Jeffrey Skinner

Jeffrey Skinner‘s new book of poems, Sober Ghost, will be out in May of 2024.   Other of his work appears most recently in Volt and Action, Spectacle.

Plume: Issue #33 March 2014