Flash Flood
A Poem by Matthew Bass
The muscles tighten The chest protrudes The shoulders broaden The endorphins fly spin race absorb shake blow-up r i p a p a r t stream run absorb: brighter, higher, amplified like the 4th of July moving to one heartbeat increasing, Increasing, Increasing! to a climax choking happily on drunk-red fleshy spots steady drumbeats moving with steam whistles pushed down a mountain like a free falling object momentum momentum momentum momentum momentum quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker quicker making toes curl in the imagination ruptured by the blink- |
© 2012 Matthew Bass
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Added on March 10, 2012
Last Updated on March 10, 2012
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Matthew BassSt. Louis, MO
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It´s funny how we think we are all on the cusp of something, and just have not been recognized yet. I am no different. I don´t really care all that much, but at the same time I do care. .. more..
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