Dark Waters (Nine Tankas), in memory of Michael D. 6/9. 18″ x 24″ framed. Multi-media (distressing with tools, metal wire, digital photographs) on archival paper. 2006-2009.

POEM:

after
a
three-
day
bath
(tub
filled
with
ghosts
running
their
mouths
incessantly)
you
wake
up

in
a
windowless
room

in
the
wrong
house