Nah, bedposts can stay, lose plaster.

I'm sorry for borrowing a great idea. I wrote this about five years ago for a fanfiction site, and I just wanted opinions on the writing of it.

They're all real words, words of the day even. Dictionary.com has a backlist of their "words of the day" that go back like 6 years or so. Grab a bunch that you like and when you start your next poem see if you can use any of them. Part of poetry is about expanding the lexicon of language. At $10 a word that comes to $60 please. I'll take cash or check.

And in 2 different languages, ya darn show-off. Mine is hard to do because it also has to get the rhythm of the music perfect. Yours would have to start something like "Duh a furs no oh well" If you can do that and make both versions make sense... well I'll celebrate your birthday instead of Jesus'.

This tidbit on slate today: "Anti-psychotic drugs have relieved extreme bigotry among prison inmates."

Thank you for taking the time to really read it and for all the suggestions. You caught me with a rough draft.

Yes, we've done this before. I didn't see George, though. Maybe you'll have to paint him a little more in real likeness, or just tell me I'm dim.

I mean 'girly'. Christ.

It is a put-down, but not of a girl, nor of anything especially girlie. Have we had this conversation before? The answer then was: George Bush.

The difference is, as I understand it, is this - DOVINA: Look at me. I'm angry. ZODIAC: I'm looking at me. I must not really be angry. If I were really angry, I probably wouldn't be capable of looking at myself. I'm sure glad I'm not angry (or even partly angry) practically ever. What I think you're talking about is detachment from your CIRCUMSTANCES (ie, the situation doesn't make you uncontrollably sad, angry, or whatever), but you've somehow morphed it into detachment from YOUR EMOTIONS (ie, you're sad or angry but simultaneously not sad, angry, etc). You've probably done that because you have all sorts of odd notions about emotions, objectivity, and yourself existing in different realms, instead of all being part of that wonderful package that is Dovina. That's what I've been asking about.

Well ok, but you just said you didn't. Whatever. Try a conscious effort at being an observer of yourself next time.

That's not bad, not bad at all. Thanks.

Yes, I'm trying to say I do the same thing, only much more less-complicatedly and fewer silly names. Perhaps that's why mine works.

It takes practice. Try it next time you're angry, or elated, or passionate. It really does give different, often humerous, ideas about the situation and about yourself.