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How a Poem is Born

My mind like a womb
Teeming with a thousand milk white words
The segmented larva of bees or ants
Fighting and writhing their way
Into the birth canal of my arm
Gravity and the vacuum of my hand
Leading them single file to
The swelling abdomen of my pen
Where they emerge one by one
From its tiny vaginal tip
Squirming and twisting
Plop.. plop... plop...
Onto hospital white paper
Their chameleon skin changing
With my moods and my breathing
They begin to order themselves
Like school children before their headmaster
"Who remembers our lesson?"
I ask, threatening with my ruler

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On Monday November 13th, 2006, HalfDarkAngel (94) writes:

wow this is incredible

On Saturday April 29th, 2006, mywristshurt (524) writes:

ooooooooooooooook

On Saturday November 20th, 2004, purr_verse (1435) writes:

Simply excellent. The conclusion is perfect.

On Wednesday June 16th, 2004, aXe FactoR (428) writes:

awesome... great great imagination. dig this. -MeL-

On Thursday March 4th, 2004, Mistress Morbid (594) writes:

This is amazing, your words blow me away.

On Monday August 25th, 2003, An Expired Member (71) writes:

this paints a very vivid picture. I love it

On Tuesday August 19th, 2003, IceDragoness (251) writes:

Incredible! very well worded and i loved the imagery as well, great work ~Dawn

On Friday August 15th, 2003, Deliverence (799) writes:

Exactly!-Kefka

On Friday August 15th, 2003, morgue_white (195) writes:

oh man, this is so cool, I love it... when I have a favs list, this will be on it. it's so visceral and fleshy... yum

On Wednesday August 20th, 2003, morgue_white (195) writes:

and favorited it is!

On Tuesday August 5th, 2003, An Expired Member (42) writes:

Love it. I absolutely love it. You should give this to high school teachers, its truly a great description of the process of poetry. Beautifully done. ^aura^

On Friday July 25th, 2003, Clementine (153) writes:

Stars dont give a flying fuck....we're all little bee stings

On Friday July 25th, 2003, Nadir (619) writes:

This was both fun and interesting to read. I realy loved the end.

On Tuesday July 22nd, 2003, SnowQueen (64) writes:

Very creative. You are a true poet.

On Tuesday July 15th, 2003, Aurora_Light (574) writes:

hehe i like nice job

On Monday July 14th, 2003, hate_doll (328) writes:

This is crazy. I love the imagery and message. This is most definitely going in my faves...

On Monday July 14th, 2003, An Expired Member (13) writes:

magnificently written.Youve captured the whole process with so much passion,really nice piece..xxx...

On Monday July 14th, 2003, Jonas (877) writes:

many different elements of the process you've captured, magificently... i especially dig on the last bit 'o schoolyard imagery... everything previous is feral, wild, carnal, w/o order or anything but the progression as natural as birth...

On Monday July 14th, 2003, Jonas (877) writes:

and as you spew forth new life it's all you can do to keep it in place, in line

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