the tower
Unveiling Hidden Realms: The Meaning Behind Matt Kivel's 'The Tower'
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in the tower
In a tower
half a block from the church
Half a block from the church
you sit, long-fingered and quiet
You sit, long-fingered and quiet
the cold seals up the walls
The cold seals up the walls
you had felt out of place
You had felt out of place
as a mother
As a mother
as a child
As a child
as a wife
As a wife
and your large body aches
Your large body aches
in another country
In another country
walking down the street
Walking down the street
voices like music
Voices like music
a cigarette pressed between your teeth
A cigarette pressed between your teeth
and no noise
No noise
no scream
No scream
no boys
No boys
no bleed
No bleed
to enter another world
To enter another world
to enter a hidden world
To enter a hidden world
you step lightly
You step lightly
back toward the river
Back toward the river
not each other
Not each other
to silence now
To silence now
they wake up
They wake up
the boys jump inside your bed
The boys jump inside your bed
to your husband
To your husband
and you not there
And you not there
to enter another world
To enter another world
to enter a hidden world
To enter a hidden world
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