and mary in her corner

AND MARY IN HER CORNER
PERCHED BEFORE HER USUAL
READING OUT ALOUD
FROM HER WATCH TOWER
BITS OF PLANE CRASH TRAIN CRASH
PARTS OF TIDAL WAVE CHICKEN WAVE
METEORITE DISASTER.
...Telling
how she once did hands
in a dish advert
how she nearly once did feet
in a shoe show.
HOW ONCE
UPON A COUNTRY ROAD
WAS IN SURPRISING TOUCHSPEAK
WITH THE ALIENS
WITHIN AMAZING WINGSPAN
OF THE ANGELS.
...Then can you tell me, she asks,
throught the thick, how far forty mile is, Mick,
and if not that, Pat,
then what kind of fruit you get
from the coconut mat.