June 25

The Mortgaging of Self is Done by Aimée Sands

Julie: Only one today since Poetry Daily's is a repeat. I'll be honest. As soon as I saw the title I was turned against this poem. I don't think I can explain why, really, just a bad first impression that the poem couldn't lift. I did like these lines

The miner that comes with a light, knees,
questions, gunpowder

but nothing else clicked. And the end just made me disappointed and strangely tired. Because I don't have another fresh poem, it's hard for me to judge my own read. Perhaps someone with a better feel will comment.