POEM
Heat Wave
Samuel MenasheSheets entangle him
Naked on his bed
Like a toppled mast
Slack sails bedeck
At sea, no ballast
For that even keel
He cannot keep—
No steering wheel
As he falls asleep
Source: Poetry (September 2004).
This poem originally appeared in the September 2004 issue of Poetry.
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