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A stitch (Free verse) by EAger to Offend A stitch
There is a hairline fracture
You cannot see it without some scrutiny
But, Iâm sure that it will make itself known
The pain will drown you
Outweighed only by fear
You will submit with every rush of tidal torture
And yet, it will not subside
When your arches have been spiked at every step:
When your hands do not withdraw from the too-hot dishwater:
When that horrible pop song begins again for the millionth time
And your bowels knot, And all connective tissue begins to snap strand
By strand, by strandâ¦
You will wish you could redress your neglect.
Of course, by then
It will no longer be a hairline fracture.
Up the ladder:
Unhappy Marriages
Down the ladder:
Thoughts in a cloud above the Catskills
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Posted: January 2, 2004 12:49 PM PST; Last modified: January 2, 2004 12:49 PM PSTWeighted score: 4.970199 Overall Rank: 8459 Comments:
some conjuringing? a curse? Have a snowman; eat his nose.
I really have been meaning to write you a letter, mang.
uses a few too many words, or perhaps the words it uses just aren't as effective as they could be. Simple statement, which in this case I think is good, but doesn't work for me. The horrible pop song reference in particular... Hmm. Make me _feel_ these things, describe them instead of name them, perhaps.
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<A Chemical Story>
Neurotransmitting friends:
my dynorphin, beta endorphin
and enkephalins.
Throughout the holidays, helping me;
reacting to the call of substance (P),
keeping me free of Marleyâs chains,
and various stress-induced pains.
Thereâs been many a party enjoyed
through my endogenous opioids;
from mu (both things 1 and 2) to epsilon
(theyâll visit with you from dusk till dawn).
Theyâre as dear as a table of Tiny Tims;
I love them each drug as a son -
God bless the little endorphins,
every one.