Monday, March 20, 2017

Kerri Shying R - # 21 Unspeakable


Unspeakable

these emotions cannot fit the human mouth these
emotions fly   about like bats at night these

rake beneath the hedges for the slow worms
find them napping  take the blood vein 

out    this  emotion  stole from me   all honey
every  place I left    the keys  that open up the doors

to all the fat round hugs    the dripping seeping
beasts   be quiet   they are aware  that we are here

even underneath   this star

8 comments:

  1. nicely compact - great punch at the end

    I want to see a list of these emotions

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    1. But the next one is far. more. terrifying. it lives inside the left shoe. it moves so small beneath the toe as to be a living part of all the tunes that bother you the slow thump of his heart on yours the day you told him no

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  2. a negative theology's all naming nonetheless

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  3. You're on a roll Kerri, such illumination.

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  4. You're on a roll Kerri, such illumination.

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