Platonic Love

the burlap puppet
never had a spine

strings
flayed by the ether
were veins

chipped black blemished button                                    hanging red thread
was his left eye                                                               his right


                            mildew and dust
                                                                friends
                            who wouldn't pretend
                                                    to play

mouth wire thread a flat frozen frown


























the needle is just a needle


Michael Fisher