Epistle to Ignatz
By Monica Youn
Word count: 76
Paragraphs: 16
1.
O my dear devoir
O my dour devour
2.
Your name:
an arrow
with a rope attached
could pull
this raft
across this river.
3.
O bring memy ordinary:
my traysof soot and sand
4.
Tonight I am awindow
in a cottageby the sea.
5.
O mia paloma blanca
O my desert-dunemy dove,
Who now will
sing the praises
of a natural love?
Monica Youn lives in Manhattan, where she is an entertainment lawyer.