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Something Fishy About Today

Dead fish floating on the surface of the sky,

your smile is like a red bag of nails,

your heart is black mud,

your skin – cool as glass.

Bubbles fizz in my bottle, they

measure time,

the time in which we

don’t say a word.

This silence can kill but

there’s no such thing as silence anyhow.

Deep down I want my ideas to eat you.

Deep down I want to say something complex,

profound, something that’ll

make your eyes shine like crystals

and not them

dirty old pennies.

Here, rattle your thoughts and drink up.

The sun’s coming out and

I want to see

what it looks like.

◄ Dawn

You Turn Up Unannounced ►

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 15th Sep 2010 11:12

This is very good, David. The imagery is terrific: a 'smile like a red bag of nails' and 'I want my ideas to eat you' among many - fresh and powerful ideas. I presume the colloquial language is on purpose, for effect. I really love the poem.

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