Reverses
identity
memory
free verse
playful
How often must we butt to head Mind to ass flank to nuts cock to elbow hip to toe soul to shoulder confront ourselves in our past.
Reverses - meaning Summary
Confronting the Self Again
The poem uses blunt, physical pairings to describe repeated confrontations with oneself and with the past. Short, jagged lines compress bodily images into a catalogue of collisions that suggest awkward intimacy, conflict, and unavoidable return. Its voice is direct and ironic, implying that self-knowledge comes through repeated, often comic or painful encounters rather than a single revelation. The poem emphasizes recurrence and the difficulty of personal reckoning.
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