Ward C

the underwater dining hall    
the color of disturbed clouds

chainlink fence   mom waves
goodbye on the other side

a tired red-haired woman
lids like creamy boiled eggs
     thumbs something under my tongue

all the windows are skewed  sometimes 
they fall off and shatter 
my daughter had red hair like mine 
we cut it after it caught 
    in the chain of the swing 

What to do While I'm in the Hospital


Lower your voice.
Remember, Emergency Contacts
are stored under your tongue.
Please put the soup in the stove and
set the baby on fire. You will find
matches in my purse. You may
pick up your check and let
yourself out when you are done
with the frozen pigs. Please
have a mint chocolate on me.