villanelle?

She stole my every rock and roll, my hymns,
In that she took the ipod when she left,
So I untied my ropes – let sirens sing.

So empty now of jazz or evening swing
I let the house hum silent and bereft –
She stole my every rock and roll, my hymns.

Eventually the winter tuned to spring
I forgot the violation of the theft
So I untied my ropes – let sirens sing

And stalked that record store, “the king of spin”
A shopgirl so deluxe that I forget
She stole my every rock and roll, my hymns

Each week another momentary fling
Transactional, yet sending me to sweat,
So I untied my ropes – let sirens sing

Dancing like a boxer in the ring
I swung out wildly for the hot brunette
She stole my every rock and roll, my hymns
So I untied my ropes – let sirens sing.

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By Eleanor Jackson

Eleanor Jackson is a Filipino Australian poet, performer, arts producer, cyclist, writer, gal about town, feminist, freewheeler, and friend.

6 comments

  1. C’mon – better than in a coffee shop!

    God, it was hard to rearrange after you bailed on making me a perfect tulip.

    though, I kind of like this better…

    less true, more

    1. Being a housewife sucks.

      Be a romantic wastrel.

      I’ll have to work all Sunday to compensate, but you’ve made my poetry heart sing all day. So it’s worth it from my end!

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