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 Oct 2016 The Mellon
wordvango
well, poetry begins by suspending reason,

unnaming and renaming everything ,

taking apart the small parts and making one big metaphor.

calling a flower your lover,

or pain as a roses thorn,

a smile as the sun,

a frown as a crescent moon,

and of course stars ,

they have to be included,

as sparkling,

butterflies are forbidden in modern poems,

as are roses, to which I alluded,

my bad , though,

I see poetry as anything

you feel deep enough to

try to write a poem about

and makes you feel
 Oct 2016 The Mellon
b e mccomb
i'm not who i
used to be

(and can't remember
who that was exactly)


my hands shake

uncontrollably
and i can't focus

except on mistakes

(there's a monster
sitting in my chest)


i can't sleep
can't think

can't

think

can't

breathe

(there's a monster
living in my chest)


can't

breathe
Copyright 8/25/16 by B. E. McComb
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