SurVision Magazine
An
international online magazine that
publishes Surrealist poetry
in English.
Issue Thirteen
JEFFREY LETTERLY
Interview with the Finger
To be honest, it didn't go that well.
Did you expect that it would?
That I would glean some piece
of knowledge or personal story
that you wouldn't know otherwise?
I did get a deeper glimpse
into its opinion on several subjects,
as I sat in an uncomfortable wooden chair
with the finger on the table in front of me –
accusing, pointing, digging in –
the wrinkles around its knuckles more expressive
that you ever imagined they could be.
The One Thing
I sent an email to my grandmother,
now three and a half years dead –
What do you miss about Earth?
There was no undeliverable message,
so I pretended to wait,
imagining her pondering an answer
about her family, her long friendships,
the Jackie Kennedy vase complete
with black mourning gloves. Five weeks
later, a response at 3am:
The dandelions that grew
in the corner of the backyard,
where our chain-link fences met.
Jeffrey Letterly was born and raised in the heartland of the Midwest and now resides in Syracuse, NY. He is a composer and multi-disciplined performer. His poetry appears, or is forthcoming, in Atticus Review, BlazeVOX, BOMBFIRE, The Comstock Review, Del Sol Review, Dishsoap Quarterly, RHINO, Pif Magazine, samfiftyfour, Sip Cup, Stone Canoe, etc.
