Oh you crack me up sometimes Christina! lol...  I usually write in the
present tense and from "my" point of view or experience, even though it
may not be about me at all, simply because I think it makes the poem sound
more "here and now." If that makes any sense at all... But this one wanted
to be a little different, so I let it. Glad you liked it, though I may
very well change the title. Cheerwell, Mary :O)

--- Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello there, Mary.  I enjoyed reading this and, in a curious way, it
> kind of
> worries me LOL. For me, the suggestion of violence doesn't necessarily
> start
> with the title, though I have to admit it did (but I'm awfully cynical
> so the
> ambiguity was the first thing that sprung to mind).  The alarm bells
> really
> ring with his left fist and the peculiarity of holding her elbow in his
> right.
> You've managed to evoke dark fantasies and fears.  What I'm wondering is
>
> whether men read this differently.  For me, it's a sort of trip: the
> fascination
> with the dark and dangerous.  I can well imagine writing your poem
> (though not
> anything like as well and skilfully) but it leaves me with an
> uncomfortable
> feeling because it doesn't quite feel like something actually
> experienced.  This
> is a huge dilemma because, for all I know, it might be.  Except, I'm not
> sure
> that it could be written so eloquently if it were.  What do you think?
> bw
> christina
>
> > She Might Have Been The One
> >
> >
> > He wanted her to go down

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Good Cheer & Be Well,
     Maryann Hazen Stearns

"Under The Limbo Stick" http://www.geocities.com/Faerhart/

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