Minnesota III

Moist sheets tossed aside soaked pillows Side by side single mattress She was exposed drippings Dime sack and tree rings brittle snowcats Green sight meet brown peepers Plumb late April Boreal Plains humidity Abittor Unami eau de cologne electricity Thin plain pink blanket on the window Air conditioner recirculating Salmon rays preen her face Noon spring afternoon the rain stopped the sun peeked in Bare cucumber blooms sticky seeds Hanging over pickled The lard on her belly She didn’t bathe Just left my bleak studio apartment Erotomania sweat, Womb vacant, Minnows swimming Contraceptive implant Wedding ring manufacturer.