ANGELICA FUSE - POEMS

Angelica Fuse is an unquiet voice from Los Angeles.  She has been published at Outlaw Poetry, among other sites.
 

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                                Funeral
 
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she’s a mother
I don’t know
but I feel so close
to these people
 
I weep on the back pew
even though
I am surrounded by strangers
 
I listen to their stories
inserting myself inside the
narrative –
remember how I stood
in the doorway?

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                                    Foot in Mouth
 
​
yes, I’m loud
louder than I should be
yes, I never
know the right phrase
to use
 
if this were a spell
I’d be standing outside
waving my useless arms
like an angry mantis
 
a complete idea
rarely coming
from my mouth.

                                                    Chitin
 

​
I have formed
rows and rows
of shell
on my back
 
to protect me from
the weather
to protect me from
criticism
 
so go to shit
I say to all the weapons
to ring against
my spiny exterior.