Three Oranges by Rob Plath

i remember my mother
hanging an ugly still life
of three oranges
to hide holes punched
in the kitchen wall
& how it sat way too close
to the empty cupboards

Rob Plath is a 46-yea-old poet from New York. He has over a dozen books out. He is most known for his collection A BELLYFUL OF ANARCHY (epic rites press). He lives alone with his cat and stays out of trouble. See more of his work at http://www.robplath.com