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Lay Myself Bare
A slice up my arm, I see it now,
and inside my bone. It lies bare.
Isn’t that the phrase? The words
lie — a biological impossibility.
Unless they mean after, between
the funeral and the dust.
If someone dug them up, my bones
could lie bare. If someone took the trouble
and shined them up real nice
and laid them out all tidy on the
ground, gleaming in the sun…
There, are my bare bones.
Except that is the long way
around. It would hurt me a
lot less, but who cares enough
to wait? Go ahead, ask me.
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25th Aug 2013 8:05pm
Thanks very much, Jack, for the in-depth look at this. I appreciate it, as always.
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25th Aug 2013 8:06pm
Hey, thanks, Indie. It looks like the muse is shifting in a new direction, glad you like it.
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25th Aug 2013 8:08pm
Magdalena, I'm sure I've seen you write a thing or two about telling bones...
Thank you, hun.
Thank you, hun.
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Re: Lay Myself Bare
25th Aug 2013 12:13pm
well aren't you something.
the last time i read something so 'different' i stopped writing for a week... lol
you're dishing out gems you jeweler :)
the last time i read something so 'different' i stopped writing for a week... lol
you're dishing out gems you jeweler :)
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26th Aug 2013 00:07am
I tidy undertaking and an interesting skeleton to rattle. A question often pondered in abattoirs and mortuaries... which brings me to something else to ponder. One should read your poetry after a few hours sleep more often... truly surreal.
Great write Atakti. I thoroughly enjoyed it, like a dog gnawing on every joint, crunching through the bone and sucking out the marrow... WOOF!
Great write Atakti. I thoroughly enjoyed it, like a dog gnawing on every joint, crunching through the bone and sucking out the marrow... WOOF!
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26th Aug 2013 6:38am
*wincing* dog with bone? Ouch...
Thank you, Case, I'm pleased you liked it. This is surreal even after proper sleep, so I don't know how you read that, must have been out there...
Thank you, Case, I'm pleased you liked it. This is surreal even after proper sleep, so I don't know how you read that, must have been out there...
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