Finalist for the 2015 Walrus Poetry Prize
Icon of verdigris
and pale lichen,
odalisque
pelted with algae,
ark of beetles
and moon moths,
paralytic rooster
mute as a burl.
Slow lover
of red hibiscus
and tossed,
fragrant leaves,
hanging saber-
clawed
and masked
like a robber.
Torpid idol,
symbol suited
for drowsy
sin.
