Sunday, May 13, 2007

Written for a cat named Lovey (revised rough draft)

sphinx,
seated upon a love worn chest,
i have never thought you the killing type.

but here:

eyes black like nazi coal
watch my heart move
through my breast.

2 comments:

  1. will you write endings for all my poems?

    seriously...you have a gift for ending at the right time with the right pow (or zazz...or snuh) and its all crumpling.

    i need to re-read this a few times more to comment on content and stuff,
    but i might toy with the intro, as "i have never thought you the killing type" has way to much jazz hands for a 3rd line...that might be a good opener, or 2nd clause in the 2nd line.

    also, the flow of you,poised,wait/watch my heart
    is a bit jerky and i wonder why no comma after wait? and maybe lose one of the earlier ones. or maybe a colon? im just typing out loud now...
    you: or...you -- poised, wait/watch
    that might feel less abrupt..

    anyway...good start

    --nazi coal

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  2. I agree, there are some serious flow issues here and lackluster punctuation (shame! shame!). I'd love more comments/suggestions, so whatever you got send it my wayz.

    werd.
    --semen stench.

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