{"id":807,"date":"2010-07-05T16:09:31","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T21:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/?p=807"},"modified":"2010-07-05T16:09:31","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T21:09:31","slug":"jim-benz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/2010\/07\/jim-benz\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Benz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movements of the Body<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Divided Tongues<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n


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Movements of the Body<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

A world, a green shaded lamp, glowing
\nas an internal structure of text,
\ndelights in the tongue-slip of words,
\nexplains that the particular conditions of women
\nhave no logic, no material, and because of that
\nin the dark with the moon drenched
\noutside his door, a tiny narcissus
\npushes off from the underside of water.
\nThe implication is that in language
\nthere is no connection between us,
\nour provocative glimpse of shared meaning
\nfaces the harbor, a ruined palace.
\nWe are connected by telephone.
\nUntil now, you have not been speaking.
\n<\/em>
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\n<\/strong>
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Divided Tongues<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Rehearse, if you will. Eat slowly. I mean,
\nmangez lentement. Where was the meal
\nthat you mentioned? I am learning to cook.
\nDid I recite “I am a saint and a drifter?\u201d
\n<\/em>
\nCeci ne rend pas le bouillon amer.
\n<\/em>
\nNot unintelligent or unthinkable. I dreamt
\nof Alpaca. At the front door. It was neither turkey
\nbones nor eating. It was yesterday. Its eyes
\nwere sentient and disturbing. I felt a draft.
\n<\/em>
\n“There is nothing to chew because if it were chewed
\nit would be chewed over.”
\n<\/em>
\nI am learning to boil potatoes. You
\nare cooking in French. Une tasse
\nd’aubergine coup\u00e9e. A knife kissing a fork.
\nWe smile. You are radiant.
\n<\/em>
\nYou hate to swallow what I have eaten.
\n<\/em>
\nThe female child was gifted. She had no choice.
\nAvez-vous mang\u00e9 la corneille noire?
\nWe have forgotten our reason for living
\nby the kitchen window (a question of manners.)<\/p>\n

Jim Benz lives in Minneapolis MN with his wife, two cats, and a dog. His poems have appeared in a variety of print and online journals, including (most recently) <\/em>Daily <\/em>Haiku, <\/em>DIAGRAM, <\/em>Caper Literary Journal, and <\/em>Blackbox Manifold.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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