Rooftop Poetry Club - Lillian Marsh

Lillian Marsh

Bio:
Lillian Elena Marsh is 27 years old. Ms. Marsh grew up in the circus, represents from NYC, and is currently studying medicine. She is on a life quest to find the perfect peach cobbler recipe. She likes integrity and agility. Lily has not written or performed poetry for over three years but is hoping to get back into it.

Poems:

Love lies in motion

long distance driving with mom
me a big girl
thoughts roll off tip of the tongue from top of the head
as white line lane dashes escape under the vehicle
focused on approaching painted pavement
leaving front windshield footprints
my collection of five cassette tapes
playing over and over

ohio country diner milkshakes and missouri hot chocolate
beef jerky (which we don't eat)
honey roasted and salted peanuts and cashews which we do

truck drivers and scratch off lotto
momma and the kids doing it alone
trailer hitched tank full budget low
boredom becomes sibling tension
high spirits, amusing games, silly questions
over affection towards mami
managing the family the truck the roads
happy cozy little unit
all our stuff
mom on the wheel
and me
her right hand man

evolution of touch

undress in under five seconds but it takes time to get you naked
free from preconceived ideas of how I want to feel

cause you never know who was dealt what
on going game of strip poker
taking away your hard earned stripes
metals awards accolaides earned from other women
that currency is not recognized here

undress in under five seconds but it takes time to get you naked
free from preconceived ideas of how I want to feel how to put me there
cause you never know who was dealt what

you never know who was dealt what I might be bluffing
I might be bluffing and you never know who was dealt what
so don't bet on it
instead ante up
show me your cards, house rules

undress in under five seconds but it takes time to get naked
and you never know who was dealt what
evolution of touch

play the game if you think you can hang
but forewarned is foreswarn and you're in for the long run
on going game of strip poker
taking away your hard earned stripes
metals awards accolaides earned from other women
that currency is not recognized here

baggage? check it.
no room for carryons
no over head compartments
who was dealt what?
naked undocumented lover
come along come alone

security check point seeks you out to pat you down
detects that you need to start from scratch
fold your hand and
put your finger tips to me like I was first woman
like we were in an orchard of apples
like the playing field was Even
and to you I'm the only woman you've ever known
erode you down to primary knowledge erogenous zone

you're a blank slate,
freshly shuffled
layers of sheet rock peeled off
on a need to know basis bad case of amnesia
I'll be on top of covering your bases

tracing the slow to evolve method of touch
naked uncovered stripped of all you thought was true
slowly eroded with me
you'll learn anew all that you thought you knew