Trapped in Kathy Acker's Blood and Guts

so there i was imagining
kathy acker's gash
but once inside i got lost
without a torch
i slipped on the darkness
almost drowned in sylvia plath's
menstrual blood
but i clambered onto a clot
found an ariel
and managed to send out
morse code messages
using emily dickinson's dots and dashes
i went with the flow
eventually seeing the light of day
there was stevie smith
standing on the top of
kathy's white thighs waving
i knew that i was saved
but i don't think i'll be imagining
kathy acker's gash again

©2010 P.A.Levy
First Published 2010 by Sleep, Snort Fuck