My mother has long wavy green hair
she slaps at my ankles
my thighs
she wants to break over my head
knock me down in the surf
give me a taste of blood
remind me
it’s all the same
where she leaves off
and I begin
is only
a matter
of form
My mother has long wavy green hair
she slaps at my ankles
my thighs
she wants to break over my head
knock me down in the surf
give me a taste of blood
remind me
it’s all the same
where she leaves off
and I begin
is only
a matter
of form
Kevin Patrick Sullivan, a former Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo County, was the co-founder/curator of the annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival. His books include "First Sight," "The Space Between Things," "UNIMPAIRED," and a number of chapbooks. His poems have appeared in Solo, Hummingbird, Askew, Lummox, Miramar, and Spillway among other journals and anthologies. He co-founded and for 35 years ran Corners of the Mouth at Linnaea’s Café, a monthly event featuring poets and open readings. He was co-editor of "Corners of the Mouth: A Celebration of Thirty Years at the Annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival."