your scar is as intriguing as an exotic flower
the woman collecting scars and flowers
for an exhibit on the other side of town
says to me in the airport lounge
preparing for a flight to a new country
of scars and flowers
my scar is more than memory
I inherited it from a loved one
I say, awaiting the flight
the pilot and flight crew walk by
the personification of scars, she observes
the embodiment of flowers, I comment
passengers start boarding
more scars, even more flowers
the flight about to depart
your exotic flower is as intriguing as a scar
the passenger next to me says
she a flower with scars
a scar in the shape of a flower
the words for scars and flowers
weeping through the flight
Canadian poet, fiction writer, and playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island, where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 24 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2016), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2017), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2018), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2019), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2020), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2021), Acting on the Island (Stories, Pottersfield Press, 2022), and As You Continue to Wait (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2022).
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