The 2River View | 20.3 (Spring 2016) |
Patrick Lawler
Bless the butterfly caught in the mouth Bless the space between crash and rejuvenation Bless the cross-dressing cowboys Bless the thimble Bless Bless the moth’s wing Bless the breaths of the Beautiful Girl Bless the mouth Bless the Animals Bless the Beatific The Beautiful Boy studies the history of leaving The Beautiful Girl sings to the Beautiful Boy We need to be receptacles for rainwater Bless the Alveolar Bless Inter-seeing The Beautiful Boy and the Beautiful Girl She moves toward him one word at a time Her voice is an electric string Patrick Lawler has published six collections of poetry, the most recent of which are Underground (Notes Toward an Autobiography) and Child Sings in the Womb. contact
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