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Blue

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

To feel that burn in my legs,and to feel my forehead dampen,to feel my arches sting,and to feel my arms tire,I am becoming addicted.Exercise is becomi..

ABSENT-MINDED BRAWN

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF THE WAY YOU LATCH YOUR THUMB INTO YOUR SEAT BELT WHEN YOU CLIMB INTO MY CRUMBY PASSENGER SEAT AND I CAN'T STAND THOSE LITTLE ..

All I Ever Do Is Feel

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

All I ever do is feel,always tasting and experiencing,and listening and expressing.Obnoxiously perceptive,always looking around,and treating unexpecte..

Bones

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

For you,the phrases,"intellectual intelligence",and "sex appeal",could be interchanged freely,and it drives me sane,how whenever I hear,your compassio..

Missionary

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

I picked you out of the bunch,because you were the clumsiest,and you waddled around,like you were proud of it,but it was endearing,and after all,I was..

HIGH TIDE

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

I LIE TO YOU NEARLY AS MUCH AS I LIE TO MYSELF BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS WHISPERING IN MY OWN EAR THAT I DON'T MISS YOU AT ALL BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU'RE T..

LONELY

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

I LOVE THE SOUND OF YOUR NASALLY WHISTLING BREATHS AS YOU LAY NEXT TO ME WITH A COLD ON A RANDOMWARM EVENING AND I CAN PICTURE HOW COARSE YOUR FOREARM..

Ornithology

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

It's as if,I'm in an oldbrass birdcage,miles up in the sky,and the sun shines on me,through the wire openings,but I've hardly felt it,for the longest ..

PHAGOCYTIZE ME ALREADY

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

YOU'RE RUNNING A MARATHON DOWN THE CENTER OF MY NEURONS AND YOUR TONGUE IS TRACING THE CONTOURS OF MY SKULL AND YOU ARE IN EVERY LITTLE CRACK AND SULC..

Spearmint

A Poem by Emmy J.M. Powell

Buttered popcorn,and mint gum,would be an odd combination,if the taste was anything,but your breath. Staring atyour lips,while you talk,waslike watchi..