Anchor Bracelets
by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
Hot to Trotsky. Climb or be climbed upon.
A cloud isn’t a mask. “If” isn’t a sentence.
Chew the light like a dogwood would!
Instructions for getting lucky: Surround
truth’s enablers and offer no quarter. Two
bits or not two bits. On one side a tail,
on the other, God’s overdue books.
Hole-allujah. Do you ever feel lonely or
depressed? Think of yourself as a judge
high over a desert isle in a trial balloon.
A branch scratches at the window,
studiously scribbling in its glass diary.
The wind is sugar dancing. Hold me close,
tiny tempest. A blue clock full of red leaves.
Jeffrey Cyphers Wright received his MFA after studying with Allen Ginsberg. A New Romantic poet, he is also a publisher, art and literary critic, eco-activist, impresario, filmmaker, and artist. He is the author of 20 books of verse, including Party Everywhere, Erato’s Inbox, and Doppelgängster: Self Portraits in a Funhouse Mirror. His work appears in Best American Poetry, 2023. He received a Kathy Acker Award for both publishing and writing. A recent collection called Fuel for Love won the James Tate Award. Wright publishes Live Mag! You can see his films and puppet shows on Youtube.
