Abyss⁴⁶

I will fuse
these two abysses,
explosive
honeyed necklaces,
poison islands
of potent
displaced
passions.

⁴⁶ This final poem in Gloria Macher’s compilation, Celestial Bodies, is reminiscent of Baudelaire, insofar as it delivers an apology (so to speak) for artistic creation as a space and form – honeyed necklaces, poison islands – where our displaced passions find an outlet.  Abysses.  The vertiginous spaces of literature.  There are two parts, two abysses, conjoined to form Celestial Bodies.  Part I is Constelaciones Oprimidas.  Part II is Nebulosas Errantes.  Much remains to be written.

Abismo

Voy a juntar
estos dos abismos
collares explosivos
de miel
islas de venenos
poderosos
amores
desplazados