Amy Poague
Kaleidoscope Repair, Since You're Awake
You are feeling well today.
Kaleidoscope-clean-up speaks
to you soothingly,
the low, seething hum of the vacuum
removing colored plastic once and for all--
the sideways-now-sideways swirl
emptied out and tidied
as a warning to shape
and to color.
Kaleidoscope-clean-up speaks
to you soothingly,
the low, seething hum of the vacuum
removing colored plastic once and for all--
the sideways-now-sideways swirl
emptied out and tidied
as a warning to shape
and to color.
Biography
Amy Poague (she/her/hers) is currently studying to become a junior high or high school English/Language Arts teacher. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan University. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in The Cabinet of Heed, Juke Joint, The Mantle, SWWIM Every Day, Really System, Transom, where is the river :: a poetry experiment, Rockvale Review, and Ghost City Review. She can be found online at amypoague.wordpress.com and on Twitter @PoagueAmy.
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