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blister
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since 2007-08-16
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0 posted 2007-08-16 04:58 PM



a swan dive from door to door
swallowing heartbeats and heatstrokes
we built promises like callouses but we keep biting at them

bathe in the chaotic and the temporary deconstruction of our construction sites
to tear ourselves down and to rebuild suprises
reanimating our arms and our mysteries

let the sweat consume us beneath the wrinkling covers
as we share something we're used to

-mr blister


[This message has been edited by blister (08-17-2007 01:53 AM).]

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Bronzeage
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since 2007-07-20
Posts 197

1 posted 2007-08-16 07:51 PM


I confess, you lost me on this one. I don't think "calloustes" is a word. Did you mean 'callouses'? You have a flair for vivid images and metaphors. You have a lot of motion and energy in the lines, but they read disjointed. .

The last 3 lines work very well. I would like to see some exposition to connect the swan dive, the heart beats and the callouses.


Brad
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since 1999-08-20
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2 posted 2007-08-17 07:22 PM


I want to play with this a bit:

A swan dive from door to door
swallowing heartbeats and heatstrokes,
we built promises like callouses.

Bathe in the chaotic and the temporary
to tear ourselves down, rebuild suprise,
reanimate mystery.

Let the sweat consume us beneath
the wrinkling covers
as we share something we're used to.

Please excuse my impertinence, but I saw something different here, perhaps too different for you to use, but something nevertheless.

Yejun
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since 2007-11-21
Posts 49

3 posted 2007-11-25 06:44 PM


Brad tells me I should dig so here I am.

I very much enjoyed this piece.

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