[There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers.] by Leslie Sainz - Poems | Academy of American Poets

There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers.

[There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers.] Add to anthology × Load audio player Leslie Sainz [There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers.] There are forces that twist the tops of us like pliers. I knew my mother by sound, with sound my mother disowned me. In her head: mountains posing as upturned vases (few Esthers in sight), decorative grains of doubt. I called on a Tuesday. I felt gutsy. Through the pale receiver we discussed like things: ambition, roaches, red blood cells. Then a change came backward. She accused me of leaving myself in another room, when th

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