Redemption

A speckled putter strutting in plaid pants
A gruesomely lit, newly renovated lair
A pasty porcelain jar of glue
A Grecian vase, satirical but true.
A withdrawal and a referral
A epidural and a weak birch branch
A bloodlusting film star
A ballbusting speedskater
Two French ties and a postcard
from the rake on the edge of your backyard.

And soon you will see what it means for these things to be here in your eyes
underneath the vainly lightened eyebrows and fussed muss. I promise.