I wake up in the belly of the poem: lying in a bed of digested fruit, pine needles, and creek water. This poem is eating the forest line and any body asleep in it. I remember I was dreaming of the sun and woke up warm. I was dreaming of love and I woke up hearing its heartbeat. It is hard to tell now whether I am consumed by this poem or born from it.
Schuyler Peck, I Wake Up In the Belly of A Poem (1/30)












