Shukin, Veronica

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 30 | Number 1 Article 5910-1-2009In the AtticVeronica ShukinFollow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@C.O.D.. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@C.O.D.. For more information, please contact koteles@cod.edu.Recommended CitationShukin, Veronica (2010) "In the Attic," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 30: No. 1, Article 59.Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol30/iss1/59The Prairie Light Review 61The Prairie Light Review60Girl on the TrainRussel EmmertMy eyes investigate the way your sitting verbs, assess the way your legs long, and watch your head perching atop your hands that nest. My mind couldn’t quite grasp the way your joints fold like some subtle origami, implying vectors while still. How do you approach the gentle creature with a smile of  sealed invitation, and eyes eagled and wise, while her shoulders hint flight? How do you infiltrate the completed are of  a woman with no need for your ventricle squiding out ink on a little page?In the AtticVeronica ShukinThe heart-shaped paper airplaneTook a nose-dive from the bedAnd the empty purple hair-bandWrapped itself  in its own knotsThe cracked and tangled lacesWaited patiently to be foundAnd the inside out pianoSearched the pages for an answerThe fragile fake poinsettiaDenied a caring handAnd the worthless costume earringsWanted solely to be wornThe ripped and well-used albumHoped to remain a source of  joyAnd the sad and lonely peopleNeed nothing more than love1Shukin: In the AtticProduced by The Berkeley Electronic Press, 2010

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