THE MAD GIRL WANTS JULY TO SLOW DOWN

by Lyn Lifshin

the leaves went from
chartreuse to huge
jade palms too fast
the way his fingers on
her arm moved down
there Friday speeding
up like her heart.
The emerald walnut
nipples, now lime
sized nuts squirrels
tear and strip from
the trees before
they’re ready, as,
even four weeks
since he fell into
her lips, his voice
on the radio pulls
all that’s green and
growing from her


*Lyn's website:
http://www.lynlifshin.com/books.htm