Unattainability Ode

By Callie Siskel

Bold lover, flexed moth,
sprinklers in a stranger’s yard,

morning dream, lake smooth
as a dinner plate, father

praying, water under a pier,
mother’s hand, counting,

color of wet stone, ears
before piercing, sound of

father leaving, disembodiment,
a voicemail, routine as in road,

Read the full poem at Blood Orange Review.