Karen Neuberg


Intersect

Which strings we clutch depends
on whose mouth first

fisted words from see;
or was it budded words,

and we clasp stems?
No difference—there's only

so much to grasp at once.
What's more, small holds can widen,

just push against—a corner!
opens into maw;

senses can't adjust immediately,
but lift beyond

their previous set. What breaks away
yaws close; and later we use

this-we-set-to-loosen-from
as an umbilical cord

that hauls us back. Here,
something is the same

we're almost sure,
but then, we're not.



about Karen Neuberg