Poem

Lie
Rae Armantrout, 1947
1
I lay down
the acidification
of the ocean
with a sly smile.
Unstoppable
beats fiery impact
every time.

!ut the sweet yellow
shoulders of the road"
the up and up
into same blossom.
I#d li$e to hold these
in reserve.
%
&'rotect your identity(
says )ilea*e.com
three times today
as if it $new somethin*.
I may want to fly cheap,
cruise in lu+ury,
buy a wal$,in,tub
and burial insurance.

I may want to lie still
and thin$ about my choices