It's stupid,
the love of these gods
who can only show it
after you've died
or they've hounded you
half across the world.
Who wants
to be a flower?
Better weeds
should mark my grave
than the stars
should hold my face.
© 2005 Jason Schneiderman
's first book of poetry, Sublimation Point, was a Stahlecker Selection from Four Way Books. His poetry has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including Tin House, La Petite Zine, Unpleasant Event Schedule, the Penguin Book of the Sonnet, and Best American Poetry 2005. He has received fellowships from Yaddo and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown; he has twice been head waiter at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference. He teaches creative writing at Hofstra University, and is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center.
