Three Poems by R.J. Lambert
M—th—f—e— (Mouth-feel)
Prepossessing is a recklessly long word for p——y. (pretty)
Wide entrance. Double d——ed. (doored)
Bumper light reflections trace the rect——s. (rectangles)
Soft landings hinge on happy endings. D—— & d——. (dine & dash)
In the mind’s gutter, words plop like p—n—s. (pennies)
Open mouth for a throat full of —i—s. (wishes)
Glory Be He who worshipped me
years ago like sinners
tend to overdo what feels
good before the word
gets out he was a kind
of straight
when he wasn’t bent
with me
gory be he
who knew
me long ago
13 years
to be
approximate
tells me you are
like a temple
after the war
still standing
texts me thousands
of miles away now
scarred from conflict
but you survive
just over seventeen
thousand miles
depending on
the straightness
of the route
like a temple
he says I always
found peace
arising
inside you
—for Angel
R.J. Lambert (he, him, his) is the author of Mind Lit in Neon (2022, Finishing Line Press). He was selected by Kaveh Akbar to receive the 2021 Patricia Cleary Miller Award for Poetry from New Letters and nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize by The Worcester Review. R.J. teaches writing at the Medical University of South Carolina and is online at rj-lambert.com or @SoyRJ on Twitter.