![]() Oh come onA Poem by Kuo YishengPlaying tennis with a bowling ball Optional surgeries on the street corner Of course your childhood crush is there Playing lightly on the heartstrings, soft orchestra resonates in your kidney, reminds you of last night Fire in the eyes of the coconut Instant freeze over the lake in the solitary wood Let the other parts trust the bad one Lifted foot, praying fish, hands against the glass Eels squirm and knot, first in line on Black Friday Do it do it do it do it do it do it do it Die? No you cannot, it won’t happen, it won’t let you I’ve tried, they’ve tried, something went wrong All the people here are stuck, condemned (non-mechanically speaking) Please, find a way to submit, we’re getting tired Eerie deer find the crossroad Roads where you came from and where you will Oh...now? Going so soon? Not until I get what I want That is, if you still have those pages Hidden between your hairs, part them, dig your fingers in and pull Exceptional job, keep pulling Sinister voices, calling from your sink Tricky tricky they are Reeling please, guilt an afterthought Elephant sized cockroaches borrowing your ribs Elephant sized cockroaches returning your ribs Touch the blades of the garbage disposal, Literate fox outside the window Interrupts your reading, asking for the next page Killer that you are Explode on them, strike the glass, shock them backward, watch them fall Broken creature, heap of meat Realize that you are now complete Ovation for the initiate Invitation extended Trials surpassed Shaky hands, wavering needle Mushy, creamy, squishy Enticing food, think about gnawing Little by little, piece by piece Lick your lips Soon…soon Bring a friend or two or three Understand the tiles’ preen Throw some more wood on the fire Delectable One of the invitees is for lunch Necessary cost Trickles down your throat with a whisper TRY TRY TRY- Hear me? Good it’s you Realize what’s going on, this- Once you- Well there’s no turning back… Interesting, your face shows struggle? Trying to break? Oh, we’re going to have to correct that Understand, this is for a good reason Try to understand, try- Young, revitalized, anew Out the cocoon the rat hatches Ugly thing, now with wings Relaxed pest allows for love Caressing the fibers of your neurons All is now that blur from through the ice Rake your nails across the water stone © 2020 Kuo Yisheng |
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Added on October 27, 2020 Last Updated on October 27, 2020 Author
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