Untitled Poem, by Kathleen Stancik

I Am Through Taking Leftovers, by Lorette C. Luzajic (Canada), 2016. Click image for Etsy link to this artwork.

Untitled Poem


           all i know is

i fall into a work of mixed media
land on a swath of pink sound
my toes sticky with acrylic apples
spit-polished with rhythm and blues

teepees whisper loose words
in wispy velveteen balloons
curly-cues of razor wire protect
italic slant of mushrooms

a bird examines me   
finds me perpendicular     
to blue perfume of hidden thoughts
i sneeze the letter P

skis lose their edge in summer
pen cuddles ink
four-toed feet curl into fists
perch on chocolate stencil

brown betty gone
the bird gobbles her crumbs


Kathleen Stancik

This poem was written as part of the 20 Poem Challenge.

Kathleen Stancik discovered a love of poetry two and a half years ago during a series of classes led by local poets.  She’s been writing and learning ever since.  Her poems have been published in Manastash  and Poets Unite!, The LiTFUSE @10 Anthology.