my clothes snap-talk
at the wind
saying what i still can’t
just flap it out
pant leg and sleeve
pant leg and sleeve
maybe it’s easier to speak
without the body
a shirt cracks
the truth
the line doesn’t give
Lisa Roullard's poetry has appeared in various magazines as well as on buses with Poetry in Motion. Her chapbook, An Envelope Waiting, was published in 2020. She resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, where as often as possible she walks in the rain.
Comments