Puppet

Her clothing comes from beyond.
Meaning I don’t know where or how

only that sewing can be
extra-terrestrial at times.

Stitches are both random
and pattern, like perfume

or illusion’s shoes, silver bead
slippers. Due to her fear of nature

birds bring grapes, fish,
balls of mesh. Love occurs,

under stale star light
my marionette freckles.

Diana Adams is an Alberta-based writer with work published in a variety of journals including Boston Review, Drunken Boat, Oranges & Sardines, The Laurel Review, MiPOesias, Shampoo, Pindeldyboz, Poemeleon, Del Sol Review, Perihelion, Bayou, and Spire. Her second book of poetry, Theaters of the Tongue was recently published by BlazeVOX Books. She is the poetry editor for Del Sol Review.