Dilemma
by Evangeline Paterson
The water that I live in
is full of piranha
and it doesn't do
to have a bleeding heart
in this locality.
Please God
get me out of this water
or give me a shell
or teeth...
Just don't leave me here
with nothing
but the conviction
that piranha
are all God's children too.
Evangeline Paterson
1928—2000
- Grew up in Dublin
- Lived in Scotland and England
- Collections
- A Game of Soldiers,
- Lucifer at the Fair
- What To Do With Your Poems
- Lucifer, with Angels
The water that I live in
is full of piranha
and it doesn't do
to have a bleeding heart
in this locality.
Please God
get me out of this water
or give me a shell
or teeth...
Just don't leave me here
with nothing
but the conviction
that piranha
are all God's children too.