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Cruciverbalist

Sounds like crucify.

My hands are bound by his grip

on the plank perpendicular to my toes

that start to curl backwards now.

 

I binged on memories

of the words words words

and when my ears burned

I imagined you cradling her

on your chest

softly brushing her hair back

and talking about me.

 

At the summer camp where

Jesus saved me

I picked up a pre-packaged

cereal sealed in a factory

long before my selection.

I peeled away the plastic film

and there where my bowl

of cereal was supposed to be

was a colony of silkworms,

squirming around like

a bunch of tied hogs

in a swimming pool.

 

I threw up because it grossed me out.

I had no control over it.

 

When I think about her hair

around your stubby, little fingers

I throw up because it grosses me out.

I have no control over it.

 

I'm no Will Shortz, but this poem is about you.

There's your clue.

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Written by
ashley-r-prince
American
Published
Mar 21, 2013
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