Teakettle Sighs, Doesn't Scream
She is no one’s daughter tonight
sister to steam and burner smoke,
progeny of a careless design
and disappointed gaze.
Eventually, it will all come out
after the pressure is built unbearable
and under her, smooth glass stovetop
will be none the worse for wear.
Sad little sister with a narrowed neck
it’s not her fault. Allegedly,
whistle-stops just work like that,
muffle mouths, casual as teacosies.
Whoever made her this way must love
the sheen of unused sounds.
sister to steam and burner smoke,
progeny of a careless design
and disappointed gaze.
Eventually, it will all come out
after the pressure is built unbearable
and under her, smooth glass stovetop
will be none the worse for wear.
Sad little sister with a narrowed neck
it’s not her fault. Allegedly,
whistle-stops just work like that,
muffle mouths, casual as teacosies.
Whoever made her this way must love
the sheen of unused sounds.
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Roseanna Alice BoswellRoseanna Alice Boswell is a poetry MFA candidate at Bowling Green State University. Her work has appeared or will soon appear in: Driftwood Press, Pretty Owl Poetry, Capulet Magazine, and elsewhere. Roseanna is currently acting as Managing Editor for the Mid-American Review. Follow her on Twitter posting about feminism and her love of exclamation points.
Twitter // @swellbunny |