Hi Bill just remembered what your first line reminded of -'I hurt myself
today' great Johnny cash song (written by someone else
cheers Patrick
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Subject: Re: Cut
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 08:16:18 +0100
From: Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
To: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics <[log in to unmask]>
Hi Bill thanks the perils of washing up and pouring out opinions -my
shed is full of maybe useful jars and tins
On 04/04/2017 23:37, Bill Wootton wrote:
> I cut myself today
> Surprised by sharp
> in sink suds
>
> The green ghee tin
> looked useful
> Why not wash it out
>
> Warm water masked
> the slash to right thumb
> Infernal internal metal edge
>
> Quick withdrawal
> Circumgrip with left hand
> to stem before it began
>
> the rich red flow
> But rupture will not
> be denied its outflow
>
> All of us, pumping out
> opinions, pounding about,
> only so many blood rivers
>
> and sub-rivers,
> one breach from
> clearing out.
>
> bw
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