The Fall Collection
I shop for words
as though the dictionary was a catalog
of women’s clothes or shoes
As though the folded over corners
of favorite words on pages
were the edited alliterations
of hemmed skirts
Browsing for the uncommon
I pin down a suitable meaning
unfold a matching pattern
for a custom-made fit
And if I was a model
and my signature was a label
I’d be zipping [...]
