2 poems by gillian lee

SWIMMING POOL BLIZZARD POEM

​we had never been
to your house before     u
showed me the   upstairs,
the lovely carpets
and the  swimming pool    the snow
began to fall      i took a
little picture of you
standing beside     my lover
i want you to remember me forever
that is to say
i like you
very much
 
the pool was covered     the snow
continued to fall
jazz music played from the
speakers       the radio
is always  on      there is
always someone moaning
something about love   loss    etc
as am i       i am the radio
always on and always    moaning
its always loss or   love       when
 
really the good of that moment
was the snowflakes    fat and   fast
falling    through   the
floodlight onto   me and
onto you

IT WAS

it was      january and
“Z” (my true love)
had a ruinous
nosebleed     i kissed
them in the  downpour
 
it was    like
being  born

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Gillian Lee is a poet and zinester from Virginia. You can find more poems and art things at whaglever.tumblr.com. If you want to trade zines plz hit up their twitter @whagever.