5/30 - Erasure Poem Miranda July's "No one belongs here more than you."

Erasure poem after Rachel McKibbens' Writing Exercise #27:  

I've been reading these Miranda July stories.  She is so captivating in this simple, charming way, but the stories are filled with deep melancholy - not at all precious.  I thought it would be interesting to see what would happen with the tone by doing an erasure.

Erasure Poem

“No one belongs here more than you.”

Stories by Miranda July

(“The Man on the Stairs”

p. 37)

Leaning banister

Sifting Darkness

The man there breathing

Lo strong creak thrilling

Closer breathtakingly I forget

Care opened pants who cares

He half naked doorway

Darker than bedroom

blind adjust I hear him breathing

right in front of me.

Leaned feel his breath

Smell his good intentions

Women doubt everything

I expelled the powder of doubt

He pulled it into my eyes

I saw a stranger

Staring eyes furious

Away, I whispered.

c. e. amato

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