Kettle
by Susan Kelly-DeWitt
March 2013
It sits perfectly
still—hoping to be
lifted, still
waiting to be
raised up—plucked
like an iron flower
out of this buddha-
shape, this burning
skin.
Whenever a cold hand
clasps the heat-
crazed body,
it wonders:
Is this the hand of God?
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Susan Kelly-DeWitt is the author of The Fortunate Islands (Marick Press), and eight previous small press collections. Her work also appears in many journals and anthologies, including Poetry and The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poets. Visit her website at www.susankelly-dewitt.com. |
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