arched
hidden
in the cupped
cleft of a curved
depressed dimpled
excavation notched pitted striated
sunken this vaulted void alveolate
and honeycombed carved out
infundibular organ inviolate
convex and earnest
full and genuine
you hold the asymmetrical
truth and tension of every feigned
forced or affected unfilled
meaningless penetration
awaiting in earnest sincerity
with soft fullness vibrating
clangorous truthful joy
every pulsating connection
of substance
so far from
hollow
Amy Baskin’s work is currently featured in journals including armarolla, Friends Journal, and Riddled With Arrows. She matches international students at Lewis & Clark College with local residents to help them feel welcome and at home during their stay in Portland, Oregon. Her daily focus is to practice how to engender the feeling and safety of feeling welcome and at home—in the universe, on a city block, within one’s own skin.
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