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Famous Leaches Poems by Famous Poets

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..., and left me bleeding on the ground, 
Nor sought my cure, nor saw me since : 'tis true, 
Absence and Time, two cunning leaches, drew 
The flesh together, yet, sure, though the skin 
Be closed without, the wound festers within. 
Thus hath this cruel lady used a true 
Servant and subject to herself and you ; 
Nor know I, great Love, if my life be lent 
To show thy mercy or my punishment : 
Since by the only magic of thy art 
A lover still may live that wants his heart. 
If thi...Read more of this...
by Carew, Thomas



...ly so
tendrils soaked into matted compose
became a root
torqued over the faint springhead
groin whence illegible
matter leaches: worm-borings, spurts of silt
volumes of sporic changes
hair long blown into far follicles
blasted into a chosen place 

Revenge on the head (genitals, breast, untouched)
revenge on the mouth
packed with its inarticulate confessions
revenge on the eyes
green-gray and restless
revenge on the big and searching lips
the tender tongue
revenge on the sens...Read more of this...
by Rich, Adrienne

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