Kat Lehmann
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Sudo-ku, a multi-haiku form
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SEA CHANGE: An Anthology of Single-Line Poems
Stumbling Toward Happiness
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Moon Full of Moons
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"Axilla"
Sonic Boom
, issue 21 (2021) and Pushcart Prize nomination
"Sky of the Body"
Sonic Boom
, issue 20 (2020)
"Love Letter to Hands"
Narrow Road
, volume 6 (2018)
"Love Letter to Gray"
Jacar One
, issue 14 (2017)
"Skin"
Connecticut River Review
(2016) and Third Place,
2016 Connecticut Poetry Award
Skin
it is my ambassador to the world
my hot, my feel, my here but not there
an inexact barrier, heat and sweat
like a muddled language seeping through
if I wore a different skin
would you still know it is me?
it is recognizable enough –
a fancy façade for the shy self within
without it, I might not realize my perimeters
or whether I am part of everything else
why do we need to be so distinct?
it must not be that important
for what skin is worn in the land of souls?
what use is a costume when the pageant is over?
I dream of pure beings in butterfly bliss
intermingling like soft flames
what was once contained in a fragile glass
will be made free as water
when we drop these worn garments
I will still know it is you
as we reach the latent truths of ourselves
and fall together, sure as gravity, shapeless as stars
Copyright © 2014 - 2024 Kat Lehmann
Home
ABOUT ME
Bio
Judgeships and Editorships
Articles, Interviews, Etc
Ripples of Kindness
Biochemistry
29 Trees
Poems
Awards
Anthologies
Sudo-ku, a multi-haiku form
Selected Haiku and Tanka
Selected Haibun
Selected Poetry
Books
SEA CHANGE: An Anthology of Single-Line Poems
Stumbling Toward Happiness
Small Stones from the River
Moon Full of Moons
Chapbooks
Contact