Spell Bound | Deborah Scott Studebaker

I can’t find the street or the car

the song            or the             bird
the space          or the             ship

I’ve lost the cart and the wheel

the cow            and the           bell
the tea              and the            spoon

I’m looking for the paint and the brush

the foot             and the           print
the hand           and the           shake

I miss the whirl and the wind

the sky             and the           dive
the blue            and the           grass

I need the flash and the light

the steam         and the            boat
the spit             and the            fire

but I cannot seem to recognize

the scrap without the book

the land without the mark

the end without the stop

Deborah Scott Studebaker is a Los Angeles poet, writing teacher, and learning specialist. She loves the surreal insights of AutoCorrect and believes that movement liberates language. You can find her work at tiny wren lit, And Other Poems, Anti-Heroin Chic, and forthcoming from Psaltery and Lyre. Say hello on Twitter/X @dsstudebaker.