I Am More Than California
Sentence me to order\nNiagara Falls\nto stop Falling.\nAnd the Sahara\nto drink more water.\nAnd for Pluto\nTo come home soon.\nSHAKE me\u2013\nuntil I\u2019m\nMorse Code\n\u201cUSE the silence,\u201d I say.\n\xa0Until I am nothing but\nnumbers in your night vision\nI have become silence\u2013\nwith my glossy lips\nand certified fingertips\nO, I\u2019m more than California.\nI\u2019m California on mute\nand waves in reverse\nI am\nNew York City\nwith grey hair\nand a gold suit.\nI am Fresh air.\nA seductive under-cut\nI am loose letters\ndividing your attention\ninto thousands of endings\nyou\u2019re desperately looking\nfor a kiss\nThat doesn't exist\xa0\nHow is it you \xa0\nAre completely silent\nwhen you yell?\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedpoetry/support