Apartment Poetry Quarterly

14A              14B              14C              14D              14E             14F

 

14C Bethany Lewis

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HOT BATH 

I guess the heart is a hole? My heart as it flinks. My heart as it flinks, and I think ooo, my cheeks start to flicker 

I think oooo My cheeks start to fling the same way 

I think oooo My hearts start to fling the same way 

I feel oooo My lips start to melt like a hot bath 

I see how the sky is hovering idently 

And the sky starts sizzlehatching
Nownmma retched like a gremlins 

What to do…? 

The table starts as I sit in my bedroom 

I just cannot be put down, the bed starts sizzlehatching ooooo

 

 

 

 

JOINT PAIN

I’m sorry, I’m sorry
Bruises, my knee hurts
I’m sorry
Walking in my little car
Guns don’t belong in trees
I’m sorry, I’m sorry
Walking in my little car
Guns don’t belong in trees
Cursing, I can’t remember from memory
I’m able to see stars I didn’t see 

I’m able to hear the sound from a little room 

It’s like I’m in a restaurant with no access to the table

 

 

 

 

SNOW SOUNDS

You find it easy, but you can make it worse
As you watch your eyes, the wind rakes a little slower
It is raining a little faster than usual.
You know it's raining an ice pack.
I'll just catch this one.
While I was walking my legs, I was on the street.
My feet took a step and as I ran,
I could feel myself stretch.
I could feel my legs.
When we were on the tarmac together, I was in its position.
With this hand, I was in its position.
I would push it towards its owner and take his hand. I could feel it as I pushed.
But it could not.
It could not know that he had no right to the arm to push it towards him.
It could not see the hand I had in my arms.
What if I had no right to the arm to push. 

In this moment, I could hear my arms drop like an iron rod in the snow.
I could hear the snow start to fall and I could feel the cold coming upon my body.
While this hand could not see the hand I had in my arms.
I could not control it. What if I had no right to the arm? 

They were still talking,
Like words I had heard,
They were talking,
So I had no answer yet. 

I explained everything.
I asked if I could do anything for them. They said yes, but I can't do it. 

I asked if I could call them once a day. 

I asked if I could get them to take me to the hospital.