Vegan with Missing Limb
Miriam Borgstrom
Vegan with Missing Limb
A loose translation of a bird’s wing. Another loose pair of jeans lost. These were once camouflaged elbows. The rashes were only jam. This scar vibrates upon newly born vegans. The womb meant entirely for vegans. A mouse limits our use of vocals. The throat has been drained. A mother sprinkles beans in a child’s hair. And a single raven drinks from the last verb.
UPDATE: Vegan Missing
A loose translation of a [missing] wing. Another loose pair of jeans lost. These were once camouflaged elbows. The rashes were only jam. This scar vibrates upon newly born [missing]. The womb meant entirely for [missing]. A [missing] limits our use of vocals. The throat has been drained. A [missing] sprinkles beans in a [missing] hair. And a [missing] drinks from the last
UPDATE: Missing Limb Missing
A written photo described as taken. A cube placed atop the page. And her diet consists of fish and anything living. A branch returns to the fire. Or a cottage burning near flammable newborns. A salty craving for three peas and a dead pod. The carcass listed the five best Irish restaurants. Clay cartoons and a battle axe found near oceans. A written page described as taken. A cube placed atop the photo. We taste the salt and the salt tastes the salt.
Miriam Borgstrom has recent work in Cosmonauts Avenue. Her chapbook, With Missing Limb, is forthcoming from Dancing Girl Press. She lives in Southern Nevada without a pet or a trampoline.
