Cathy Schmitz

Mytopia

I like to meditate with my glasses on and my eyes closed
When clarity comes
I want to be able to see it

I cannot read in my dreams
I sleep with corrective lenses
Afraid I am missing the message

I want to back into my life
Like a tractor trailer
Backing into the garage of a small parking lot
Looking sideways to go backwards
Objects closer than they appear
Perfect on the first try

No glasses required


Pat

I swore I smelled you
Putting on your old earrings
As if silver was porous
And held your lack of perfumes


Monkey

In our house when I say you stink
I mean it in a good way
When I say not now I smell
You say just like a monkey
With your nose


About the Author

Cathy Schmitz is a writer and poet in Poughkeepsie, New York and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature from Bard College. Her essays and poems have been published in several regional and national magazines. In her spare time, when not paralegaling or walking in the rain chasing clouds, she is active in her community as Trustee of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and also manages Laughing Earth Lit and POKLIT by organizing and hosting author readings, community story telling nights, literary salons and group writing events occurring in and around the City of Poughkeepsie. www.laughingearthlit.com.

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