Note: truth is not beauty
neither is beauty equivalent to truth
dismissi ng the initial —
Eve (and Serpent) Know what God knows.
Eve (and Adam) What is it you cannot live without?
moving towards… an apple was not the gilden fruit of the garden
did not symbolize knowledge/rank
pragmatism: teeth (cleaned) shine (red) to some degree
to razor’s edge training incisor(s)
Skin is porous
Face the force of earth climbing through
Decay on the inside
flawed mechanics (Die in open air)
cell level rot without it’s skin
flesh soft like muscle
non-tendrilous molecular matter clumps
core through Eat it all chew seeds/stem
texture: the soft, brittle tissue (fibrous) moist
to stay whole (intact) conjuncted
The splitting sound is that something must be devoured
over and over
in practice once a day
Place the arrow on your head
Draw the bow
Don’t move
—Kamau Rucker
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Kamau Rucker is a poet, playwright, singer/songwriter, and educator. He received an MFA in Poetry from GMU in 2009. He is also a current MFA candidate at Hollins University, and a Cave Canem fellow. Recent publications include The Heat, The Day, and This Moment (San Francisco Bay Press), Conditions of Light (Pudding House Press), Poems for Living Waters, and Salamander.
