Three Poems by Lara Egger (poetry, ’16)

An excerpt from the poem “S.O.S.” by Lara Egger (poetry, ’16), one of three poems published at Jet Fuel:

S.O.S.

Sometimes the heart needs a parachute;
sometimes a life jacket.
This man’s is black and blue.
Despite the heartburn, we volunteer
to walk through Calamity’s revolving door.
Ask the blind baseball team,
the headless orchestra–
do you really need all five senses?
To hear a dog dreaming
is to understand the anguish of clouds.
To lie to oneself is inevitable.
Raise your hand if you’re willing
to break the bad news
to the music-box ballerina.  […continue reading here]