Elisa Gabbert and Kathleen Rooney
Aubade With Clock Radio
We have the technology
but do we have the imagination
to take our fantasy to the nth
bedpost notch? I need more
spontaneous; if you expect me
to still love you tomorrow,
then you think I'm predictable.
Predict what song will come on next,
& guess what button I’ll press.
Offending you is a defense
against the studious disinterest
and/or effects of sleeplessness.
Aubade With Ceramic Deer
Add to your list of things cute & sublime:
nursery rhymes, “family rooms,” & windchimes
that “play” “Greensleeves.” You can't leave
with my favorite knick-knack. Bric-a-brac
is a philosophy, not a pastime. Being mine
means you have to develop a collection
of sinister valentines. The lipstick mouth
& the firemen in the dollhouse were here
to serve as warnings, or at least signs
that I’ve finally learned to apply myself.