5/2/10

Pronouns
by Lena Judith Drake


I fold ragged towels, washcloths with finger holes,
and fading, bleached cartoon faces,
place them in the empty spaces
in the hallway shelves.

I remember you singing in front of me,
not changing the lyrics from she to he like I always have,
except as much as I stared, you wouldn't look at me.

I match corner to corner on the cloth, displaced threads
and sing your song under my breath,
not changing the lyrics
for once, because I'm singing about you

(she once was a true love of mine)


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Bio: Lena Judith Drake is the editor-in-chief of Breadcrumb Scabs magazine. She is a Creative Writing and Women & Gender Studies double major at Grand Valley State University.