October 2006

inactive; without power

almost asleep for the long haul
to each side pacing back and forth like on autopilot — three points in life must change in order to find and seek. as grey molds around setting the cast overlooked with anticipation — the walk changes step, marking on, still breathing, though barely awake.

dressing kitchen-caged

poems by jan brodeur, a fellow vsc staff member. 2006
jan shuffles silently though her faint sigh can be heard for miles. her light is bright as a full moon, when she is too, moving from side to side in flip-flops because they promote good feelings, or so she was told by a friend in […]

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