A Moment Ago, Everything Was Beautiful by Kelli Russel Agodon
It’s been a long time since I couldn’t open a jar of mayo, you said.
In your world this meant the universe collapsed
and the stars had become crumbcake.
Satellites shattered, flour sacks spilled,
and we were a pastry mess in the kitchen.
In the past we were small heroes.
Now we search the web for online assistants,
new tools for things we could once do.
We shouldn’t judge our lives.
We shouldn’t judge our loves
by what we can’t
twist or hold onto. I heard the sky
that morning was the color of bruises, a blossoming
meteor, a crumpled tail of a comet sprayed
against the crosswalk.
But we missed it all. Inside,
we were considering a life of unopened jars.
So many things we kept shut.
If I think back, I’d believe we went hungry
that day, hungry while the planet slingshot itself
into another galaxy and heaven moved a little
closer. Dark matter angels mingled over oceans
and bubbling cities filled with unopened jars,
all we had were cupboards and cupboards
of challenges.
You said, Sometimes I still want to be needed,
so I let our kitchen become a flood
of time and you, the only thing keeping me
from going under.
Art by Raquel Rodenas
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