Poem-A-Day: Mass Effect by Katy Lederer

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Mass Effect by Katy Lederer   Pushed together, pulled apart, we were purported     pluripotent.  We developed as an organ, a benign and beating     heart. We sought physicians for histology. Discovered spinal     symmetry. Within the sacred bowl of life, our innards spilled in     red array. I wondered what you'd have to say if in your mouth     you grew a tongue. I wondered what I'd have to say if in my head I grew     a mouth. Instead we moved into a house, connected by a     modem. A surgical removal could have cured us of our malady. But seeking to remain benign, we discoursed through     telepathy. How long could we have lived like this? With our then-rudimentary eyes we saw shapes     coming toward us: amorphous and black, shedding tears. We had     nothing to say.   This is the first publication of "Mass Effect." Copyright © 2012 by Katy Lederer. Used with the permission of the author.  October 18, 2012 Katy Lederer is the author of multiple books of poetry, including The Heaven-Sent Leaf (BOA Editions Ltd., 2008).  Also by Lederer Love That Everything's Inevitable Poem-A-Day started as a National Poetry Month program in 2006, delivering daily poems from newly-published poetry titles.   Due to popular demand, Poem-A-Day became a year-round program in 2010, featuring original, never-before-published poems by contemporary poets on weekdays, and classic poems on weekends.   Browse the Poem-A-Day archive for selections since 2010.  Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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