Dawn Tefft's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in journals such as Fence, Denver Quarterly,Witness, Sentence and H_ngm_n. She is the author of Fist (Dancing Girl Press), The Walking Dead: A Lyric (Finishing Line Press), and Field Trip to My Mother and Other Exotic Locations (Mudlark). You can find some of her nonfiction at PopMatters, Truthout, and Woodland Pattern's blog. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from UW-Milwaukee and works as a higher ed union organizer in Chicago.
Etc. and More About Fists
Fists are already making their way
across the transcontinental divide
are in the process of learning
how to use sonar
still haven’t read
about inferior colliculus
but are improving recipes
for bundt cake
while stealing your ex-wives
from their dreams
about getting back with you
are salting
the salt mines
the diamond mines
are twirling batons
in the local parade
are wondering when, where
and why
while you sleep until noon and scramble
to find the matching sock
there are no matching socks
the Fists have taken them
more accurately,
they’ve taken one of each pair
have hidden them deep underground
where they’re stocking
a tornado cellar
to make you swoon