Matters
August 30, 2012
As in, material.
Plural.
Enigmatic content
of brains,
unlit outer space.
As in,
this is significant,
weighty.
Sudden certainty,
meaning
placed, pointed to.
As in,
to be taken into one’s
own hands,
owned, held within
my grasp,
a cupped moth still
flying.
Hannah Stephenson is a poet, editor, and instructor. Her poems have appeared in places such as Contrary, MAYDAY, and The Nervous Breakdown. She is a poetry blogger for the Huffington Post, and is the founder of Paging Columbus!, a literary arts event series in Central Ohio. You can visit her online at The Storialist, where she posts poems, art, and thoughts on creativity.
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