between my fingers

between my fingers

I feel the vibration of deep dives

and hard climbs, reaching plateaus

away from flesh and air.

I ease the split with closure,

heavy flesh squeezing tight

against more flesh, and letters that speak

only the necessary truth. I am through with money

and other ridiculous creations.

I’ve decided that it is solo or it is nothing –

that there will always be a lack and always, inspiration.

I found myself a tunnel, wide enough

so it looks like flat land.

I found myself some seeds that would not grow.

This is the stuff to work with.

This is hard and it is wonderful.

Between difficult places, I long for war,

but know what I really long for is connection.

I know that a wound of loss,

a wound of deep disappointment, is really

a sugar bowl.

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First published in “Venus in Scorpio Poetry E-Zine”

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“This, (Pushing Through the Jelly Fire) is my second favorite book of poetry by Allison Grayhurst. I have it in paperback. I read a lot of poetry across a lot of blogs but Grayhurst’s work stands above the crowd and is of tremendous quality. I highly recommend this and The River is Blind. Her quality of writing is of a high standard and never ceases to lift my spirits as I turn pages in paperback or kindle,” Bruce Ruston, poet, photographer, founding editor of The Poetry Jar.

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