you smile at me
your tongue in cheek
a kind
distorted simile
misguiding everything I see
into this
thing
you want to be
and I comply
you knew I would
without effort
rigid and firm
my reply
curt
my feelings numb
await the
hurt
that is to come
and you deliver
your blow
precise
subtle scissors
guttle
the slice
greedily firm
your need
unending
your soul concern
is my will
bending
without contrite
an untrained surgeon
wielding your knife
dealing misfortune
yet that smile
remains
confidence is
set
no turn of
phrase
will you
forget
complete control
until the end
through the keyhole
and back again
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Book Review: "American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction" by David Caplan
Help me, I'm stuck in the Very Short Introduction series and I can't get out! No really, this is becoming the same problem I had a few years ago when I got my limbs caught in the British Library Crime Classics series and ended up reading almost 100 of those books in perhaps a few months. Now, I've managed to find one on American Poetry, I have to say it is probably one of my favourites so far. I mean The Beats is good, but American Poetry has Phillis Wheatley and Emily Dickinson so it is, by default, better. The writer doesn't only display his knowledge of American Poetic History, he also provides some historical accounts of the people who wrote them, commenting on where they fit into the greater American landscape.
By Annie Kapur8 days ago in Geeks
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Oh my, sounds like it's almost based on personal experience.
reminds me of my ex... that's how he wanted his life. when he found someone he thought would give that to him, he left (me and the kids) only to find out she wasn't all that interested. Funny how things turn out.