| Annie Finch |
The Coming Mirrors
My body thickens in a stem
climbing aloud to keep you here.
My belly thickens like a stem,
my belly is tethered by your days.
Come in, come in, my strong darling.
I’m still a pane of airy glass.
My breasts go heavy to meet you here.
My body turns in place of clouds,
I grow like a pane of open glass.
My body is a forest floor
where needles blend to keep you here.
My belly thickens like a stem.
Come in, come in, my last darling,
and let the coming mirrors pass.
Annie Finch
The Coming Mirrors is reprinted from Calendars (Tupelo Press, 2003).
First posted on April 20, 2006 6:06 AM
