A Bedroom Occupation

Untangling the aftermath of gratified desire, Mark Scott’s melancholy, letter-like poems are not always easy, not always pleasant, but you’ll read him wide-eyed, laughing, identifying with the characters and the situations—unless you’ve never had lovers or friends:

Lewis, you tell me not to choose my freedom, a desolate heart, but to remain in delight
                with one woman. Too late; I moved out; I can’t retrieve
that message where you sent it: Lauren changed our code. And if I could, why should
                what works for our friend work for me? He seems happy,
says he’s comfortable (which reminds him he doesn’t have “the fuck-you money yet”).
                And he’s consistent, stable. But his waters don’t run deep.
Mine do—or so I’ve been told. “If that’s how you feel,” Lauren said, “you’d better
                move out.”
 

Author: Mark Scott

Publisher: Lumen Books

Released Date: 2007

ISBN: 9780930829643