rock beach
we dig for ancestors
of, relating to, or tending those hard, dark rocks
opaque in their soliloquies always why me why me why
we coax time from their celestial bodies
our instruments gaining measure in the
massive bed of (p)latitudes
1/30: rock beach
Published by
mellielib
Melissa Eleftherion is a writer, a librarian, and a visual artist. She is the author of field guide to autobiography (The Operating System, 2018), & nine chapbooks, including the forthcoming trauma suture (above/ground press, 2020). Born & raised in Brooklyn, Melissa now lives in Mendocino County where she manages the Ukiah Library, teaches creative writing, & curates the LOBA Reading Series. Recent work is available at www.apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com. View all posts by mellielib
A Poet Librarian 