A Canoe of Light and Time with the Dog

by Levi Rubeck

Who should I name?
Dad wants his box

of ashes to read Still
Kickin’ it in Heaven

He lent me a book about
how to let your eyes go soft

to pick up auras around others
like blooming cathode rays

To start an astral projection
you must hover above

yourself to manifest and
witness your own body

before turning away from it
Imagine the working spirits

over the river rending their
bootstraps to lift a foot

I’m out looking for dad in a canoe
of light with time for the dog

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Levi Rubeck is a poet and critic living in Somerville, MA. His first chapbook of poetry, Lunar Flare, was published in 2017 by Argos Books. He edits and writes on videogames, music, poetry, and more for Unwinnable monthly, and his links can be found at levirubeck.com.