With Life
︎︎︎ Uche Nduka
︎ SEPT 30, 2021
So twisted
but resting is not
always the key
chocolate bunnies, predawn
grapes that all
would gravitate towards
on a parachute
over arboreal temples
bamboo fragrance
your tresses
your lips
deep ink in the sky
of who I cook for
have you fallen
in love
with life yet
the rhinestone becomes
a mission
having a wonderful time
with the starter button
but resting is not
always the key
chocolate bunnies, predawn
grapes that all
would gravitate towards
on a parachute
over arboreal temples
bamboo fragrance
your tresses
your lips
deep ink in the sky
of who I cook for
have you fallen
in love
with life yet
the rhinestone becomes
a mission
having a wonderful time
with the starter button
Uche Nduka—poet and essayist—is the author of twelve volumes of poems, including LIVING IN PUBLIC (2018) and FACING YOU (2020). His writing has been translated into German, Italian, Finnish, Arabic, Romanian, and Dutch. He presently teaches at CUNY and lives in New York City.
Also by Uche: A Pacific Patience, To Clocks