How Do You Withstand, Body? Comments

Some very vivid imagery, with dark and ugly undertones, good choice for modern poem of the day!

Thanks for sharing this poem. An excelllent poem, well worded, only I wish to stay out of the way. Too dangerous. Enjoyment is for all persons, so I have enjoyed either, just as an observer. CONGRATULATIONS on being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day.

Room enough! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Bitter truth indeed. Thanks for sharing.

A poem that makes the poet deserve felicitations

Offering In your demolition A besotted kind of love: Dumb, discoloured, Battered patches; meat-mouths For monsters' kisses. room enough for the fists and blows. tony

One of the best poems by Gieve Patel.......................

Ouch! What he says has truth but what a hard truth to hear. I would rather retreat to more joyful verses and yet I am strangely drawn to his poetry