Lisa Marie Basile
Two Poems
Memories of Church Street
I told Teadora to watch her mother. The stairs have no ending; she will fall and no lemons will cure the malady. Just before dawn, there is Italian shouting; the kitchen smells like blood, and there is sorrow smeared on the walls. I told Teodora to watch.
The Blood
It is dolent, the heart. Going on, bloodied, with love watching, rising and, fattened, quiet. How, with your hands, is there no God?
Lisa Marie Basile is editor and founder of Caper Literary Journal. Her work has been featured in several magazines, newspapers, and found in Vox Poetica, CommonLine Journal, Aphros Literary Journal, The Medulla Review and The Moon Milk Review. She was featured in Poets & Artists Magazine in a spread on her work and introspective. She has been awarded several writing awards from Pace University NYC's annual writing contest, including 1st place in Poetry and Fiction.
