ice cream women by Margaret Christakos

unwomen swarm or croon as voices. sane or insane.

immunizers or missionaries. maniac cousins in our civic armoires.

nurses immurers uncoverers moirae —

mons veneris sorcerors in maroon ramie.

so —

americanize us in easier access. remora animism

annexes conscience concessions. one ovum in a new moon

                                                                   nevermorn. mucinous visionariness. viscous semen

on mensroom reservoirs. a wirra in anemone.

                                                                    samurai unicorns carouse since nauseous vaccinees

are nonvenomous. new economizers on seesaws.

                                                                      convex mirrors in vacuo overviews on a vena cava

cave-in. varicose soreness or aurorean narcoses.

                                                                       acorn crosses over cairns as mazes revive souvenir

announcers. sumacs on a mauve crocus acre. cirrous

                                                                     airwaves assure insouciance. innumerous excursions  

in comic manicures. our common coma across

                                                                   r-e-m moraines. convince us over niacin. vimeo noise  

answers cinema versus neuroscience reissues.

                                                                           amici curiae in a crimson amen corner. mesozoic

carnivores in a swine rescue seminar. raw earwax

                                                                          necromancers mess us over in cesarean mansions.

azure manure. we arouse our minor icons in case

                                                                           numero uno comes across as crass. remove some

incisors. ice cream women are immune  

                                                                                                                               or in memoriam.

This poem was featured in Issue 07 of Canthius.

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Toronto poet Margaret Christakos has eleven books of poetry including her recent charger with Talonbooks, as well as an inter-genre memoir and a novel. In Spring 2021, Palimpsest will publish her collection Dear Birch,. You can also visit her author's site.