The Glass I broke a glass in the sink. The consequence of my carelessness was that I had to pay attention. A sort of ticket. I turned off the politics podcast And rolled my sleeve up and carefully Reached into the greasy water, My hands dumb as schools Swimming into gill nets. The simplest trap — You can get in but can’t get out. I expected to be cut Which was why I wasn’t. Somehow we drifted through the mines. The sharks weren’t hungry enough. I plucked the plug And the water was sucked away, Revealing the shards, Just as sharp as they’d been before But no longer invisible. I went about picking them out, This glass I drank from Before falling asleep. The glass world will keep Shattering into sharpnesses. Don’t be afraid. Be careful.
The Glass
The Glass
The Glass
The Glass I broke a glass in the sink. The consequence of my carelessness was that I had to pay attention. A sort of ticket. I turned off the politics podcast And rolled my sleeve up and carefully Reached into the greasy water, My hands dumb as schools Swimming into gill nets. The simplest trap — You can get in but can’t get out. I expected to be cut Which was why I wasn’t. Somehow we drifted through the mines. The sharks weren’t hungry enough. I plucked the plug And the water was sucked away, Revealing the shards, Just as sharp as they’d been before But no longer invisible. I went about picking them out, This glass I drank from Before falling asleep. The glass world will keep Shattering into sharpnesses. Don’t be afraid. Be careful.