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A Conversation With My New Poem

“You are so pristine and beautiful!” The poem breaks wind. “Will others notice the wisdom I have poured into you?” The poem begins to rummage in a kitchen draw. “I love you so.” It finds a knife and begins to saw at its warty wrist. “I think you are just so perfect”! It squats on the tiled floor and defecates. I carry it out of the house, at arm’s length.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 4/4/2020 9:30:00 AM
I'm rolling around in this one. Wheeee!
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Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/4/2020 6:03:00 PM
Yes~
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Eric Ashford
Date: 4/4/2020 9:40:00 AM
Glad you liked it Maureen. There is a short time just after a poem is written when we just cannot see the flaws in it. After a while though we see that our new baby poem is a bit of a gargoyle!

Book: Shattered Sighs