Doug Draime
Evidence Of Possible Escape
The enslaved maid swept
dust from the
shadows,
where nothing had been (ever!) . But
the emptiness
had a residue (or was that an aura?),
that could only be seen
by the needle-sharp eyes
of hundreds of yammering idiots
once
each day
at precisely 8:38 a.m.,
as the sun hit the left corner of the oak bed
at the foot,
where a 65 year old wool blanket laid
piled like freedom.
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Doug Draime's recent books are: Unoccupied Zone (Pitchfork Press, 2004), Spleen (Poetic Inhalations, 2005), Slaves of the Harvest (Indian Heritage Publishing, 2002), and forthcoming from Scintillating Publications in 2006, Spiders And Madmen. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He lives in Oregon. email: D.Draime
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