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Eve, Re-imagined

By Logan February

this time            I do not own
a pair       of yellow shoes
so I walk   up the stairs
with bare feet

gardener says    to look for love
on higher ground
but there is no messiah
waiting
I made                a mistake and
kissed                 a snake

I made
a mistake
and kissed
a snake
who had            no apple to offer me

exchanged my name            for a handful
of dried flowers                     and
wistfulness
this is not            the first time

 

have I become
a body of           antibodies?
how many doctors
or                  cherubim
are        available
and is it still                    cliche’
if I am not wearing
yellow
or anything at all?

 

I do not know           what I need
but I know           that this kind of thing
should not happen                        so often

 

 

Logan February is a happy-ish Nigerian owl who likes pizza & typewriters & memes. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Vagabond City, Glass, Figroot, and more. His book, Yellow Soul (April Gloaming Publishing) & a currently untitled chapbook (Indolent Books) are forthcoming in 2017. Say hello on Instagram & Twitter @loganfebruary.

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