Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Violent Space (Or When Your Sister Sleeps Around For Money) Comments

Rating: 3.1

Exchange in greed the ungraceful signs. Thrust
The thick notes between green apple breasts.
Then the shadow of the devil descends,
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Etheridge Knight
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Dr Antony Theodore 23 April 2018

And what do I do. I boil my tears in a twisted spoon And dance like an angel on the point of a needle. helpless, i grab the air............ such a great poem. i like this poet.. tony

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* Sunprincess * 13 January 2017

.....so sad, many feel they must do this to survive ★ an unforgettable poem

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M Asim Nehal 18 July 2016

OUTSTANDING POEM....SPEECHLESS.............100++++ And what do I do. I boil my tears in a twisted spoon And dance like an angel on the point of a needle. I sit counting syllables like Midas gold. I am not bold. I cannot yet take hold of the demon And lift his weight from you black belly, So I grab the air and sing my song. (But the air cannot stand my singing long.)

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Dutendra Chamling 15 November 2015

......wonderful.....

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