STATES
Jen Benka

she says she says she says
sanity is south dakota
somewhere exactly in the middle

read this: the total length of the Canadian boundary is 5,360 miles
and thought stars
read this: the total length of the Mexican boundary is 2,013 miles
and thought stripes
read this: the total length of the Atlantic coastline is 5,565 miles
and thought red
read this: the total length of the Pacific and Arctic coastline is 9,272 miles
and thought white
read this: the total length of the Gulf of Mexico coastline is 3,641 miles
and thought blue

this happened: south dakota pine ridge
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity with a heart of river

this happened: south dakota rosebud
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity with eyes of eagle

this happened: south dakota cheyenne river
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity in arms of black hills

this happened: south dakota standing rock
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity with thighs of timber and crows nest

this happened: south dakota wounded knee
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity with a hunger for thunder and wind

this happened: south dakota mount rushmore
but she says she says she says south dakota
sanity in the center of caves

somewhere in the bad lands.

© Jen Benka