By M L Woldman
you have so many golden shadows
resting in linen closets
and rest stop bathrooms
…little selves you shed without knowing
arrest the eye and gaze upon the metal
those shadows are holy
and they don’t ask you to repent
not anymore
you have repented enough
in graves
you have groveled toward the sun
and now you can see the gold for its true color
M L Woldman is the founder of Austin Poets' Union and former Editor-in-Chief of Voluminous Crux Magazine. They have appeared in Austin Chronicle, The Daily Drunk, Dwelling Lit, Selcouth Station, and Serotonin, among others. Their book I Will Drink My Belly Full is available from Anaphora Books.