for Enid
Welts,
pinkening.
A
modified eternal.
It’s / blinky.
Odysseus
sputters in this version.
Dirty
old town.
Para-fraudulent.
You
cross my mind.
Should the parties / cease to cohabit.
Like
lesions. Life lessons.
Everyday.
Every day.
Blinking,
not flirting.
Not
flirting but blinking.
Should the parties.
To
this modified fraudulent.
Cross
town, pinkening.
Sputter
eternal.
This
dirty version.
Para-life. (Co-sirens.)
Mind welts. (Masthead.)
Mark Cochrane lives in Vancouver, BC, practises law, and
teaches in the English Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He is the author of
Boy Am I (Wolsak & Wynn),
Change Room (Talonbooks), and, more recently, a chapbook called
Cat. (above/ground press). His
poetry, essays, or interviews with contemporary writers have appeared in journals including
New American Writing,
The Capilano Review,
Open Letter, and
The Malahat Review; textbooks (
Elements of English 11); and anthologies (
A Verse Map of Vancouver,
White Noise: The Eminem Collection). He has written book reviews, encyclopedia entries, and materials relating to the practice of family law. He has a manuscript-in-progress called
Girlfriend of the Time.
the Tuesday poem is curated by
rob mclennan
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