7/11/2016 0 Comments Three poems by Ben NardolilliIsochronism She came to the city in order to identify a mind. The body was no longer a problem for her, a source of comfort whenever she rubbed her skin. Her boosting mother gave her all the right books and dolls that were far from figurines. She told her girl to think for herself, hence the journey She aimed to turn her head before any other, yet the boys still peered at her from between their bangs, looking up and down the spine of the book resting in her hands at the coffee shop or wine bar. One afternoon she displayed a cycle of dust jackets and realized their reading was just a proxy for her skin. Next stop, the rack, bringing growing pains to clothes and shoes, as she searched for the perfect fit and contrast over what she could not change. From ripped jeans and t-shirts to sashes and sundresses the faces on the streets watched her cycle through advertisements for herself, whoever that was. Wine and Dark Chocolate No, we won't develop a written plan To plot out the financial health We hope to have in twenty or thirty years' time, This is the way to really plan, without a plan, Go round in circles, digging and cursing, Wine and dark chocolate all around, Because who knows might happen tomorrow? Yellowstone could blow up, Plain accidents might cripple us out of life, Or the whole capitalist system might collapse At the hands of a proletarian revolution, The only thing we can do? Not get too used to wine and dark chocolate. Intellectual Affinities and Recurring Themes A dialog with Europe, oh man here it comes! Can’t you just feel the pounding hard surface of marble Coming at you right now at five thousand years an hour? From the Age of Bronze to the post-modern Paleolithic So much opens up to us about the slavery behind it Confessions and bashful recollections of tasteless nudes None of the artists can be reached, typical chauvinism Or nationalism, I forget which, the galleries don’t like me talking to them Bio: Ben Nardolilli currently lives in New York City. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, Danse Macabre, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, fwriction, Inwood Indiana, Pear Noir, The Minetta Review, and Yes Poetry. He blogs at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is looking to publish a novel.
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