Compost Poetry

By Marley Reedy

A beetle crawled between the lines of this
poem This poem contained by
two- by-fours and chicken wire devoted
itself to new life

the pillbugs squirming in the type font and
bacteria reuse the decay and fermentation to
create the FATED CREATION
the vibrant ménage of orange peels, rotten
limes, rose petals, avocado pits, egg cartons,
wood chips and shredded cardboard

breathing nitrous oxide and heat Turned
5 times over until it’s a cool earthy mixture
i can rake my fingers through
My hands

smell like fresh dirt. This plant food will read:
rot to rebirth. This compost is
reincarnation poetry.