Michael Keshigian
“Who told you to think?”
God asked,
we naked and intimidated
hadn’t planned this,
somehow it was here
and we appeared.
How should we address
each other?
What should we eat?
Should we kneel or stand
in front of Him?
Our intentions are as
different
as our bodies,
each with something to
hide,
something extra
though apparent as we
stare,
turn away, then stare
again,
hopefully unnoticed.
His design confuses us,
we are leaves
attempting to negotiate
a tree,
a flash of light
about to diminish.
He insists on faith
and loyalty,
we don’t understand.
Our minds are lassos
woven in questions and
flesh.
Michael Keshigian is
the author of fivepoetry chapbooks. His sixth collection Jazz Face , was recently released by Big Table Publishing. His poetry has appeared in numerous
publications, including California
Quarterly, Barbaric Yawp, Tipton Poetry Journal, Jerry Jazz Musician, Sierra
Nevada College Review, and Ibbetson
Street Press. He has been a feature writer for The Aurorean, Poetree Magazine, Chantarelle’s Notebook, Bellowing Ark,
Pegasus Review, The IllogicalMuse, interviewed by Boston LiteraryMagazine (http://www.bostonliterarymagazine.com/fall07interview.html) and Reader’sChoice in the Fairfield Review. He is a
multiple Pushcart Prize and Best Of The Net nominee. http://www.michaelkeshigian.com.