definitely rebellious, Roger
here the 'backstory' is almost dissipated completely, yet hangs there
ghostly in the interstices of every phrase (if i was thinking that way,
which this poem doesn't really invite). each stanza works a different
phase, & i'm beginning to 'see'...
doug
On 30-Jun-05, at 1:19 PM, roger day wrote:
> I guess it's late in life to start a rebellion but here it is. Once
> I'm through, I hope to be able to appreiciate my parents as much as
> you.
>
> phenobarb overdose dawn
> blue light cop cars leap
> nissan jerks wheel Taunton
> raven-fest carrion of fleas
> claw poisons fleck air
> crash death egg the sun
>
> glasses swivel, grey rinse
> purple cardigan, jabba
> viper central, here boy!!!
> tea service shuttle:
> too milky too weak too cold
>
> seretide-mist dawn
> lightning taked by bags
> stacked head-wise, ready, steady
> bleach refrigerant exhaust
> vinegar salt diesel
> lizard tongue refresh my wounds
>
> "I will piss in her cup of tea
> before her eyes
> When the time comes
> I will bury her with joy"
>
>
Douglas Barbour
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-- bring lust into the library
or it is hell.
Lisa Robertson
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