Photo (left): Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh
The Milk Was Sour
The milk was sour, but I drank it anyway
You must check the expiration date on the container
before you buy it
I spilled the container of sour milk into the sink
The strawberries are moldy, I only bought them
yesterday
It’s pointless to ruin your life over love for another
person
You can always go back to the store and get a refund
I ran out into the rain and went to the store
for a container of milk
It’s not necessary to wear clothing when you go
to the store
No one in the store notices whether you’re wearing
clothing or not
For some animals the ritual pattern of courtship
is a dance of death
Wet streets, the entrance to the bridge, the windows
of stores selling diamonds
Go back to where you started and repeat everything
you said
Once I stood where Mao stood and stared down at
Tiananmen Square
And once the wind blew me backwards off the Great Wall
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