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August 10, 2007
poem: 34
by gl. at 2:35 pm
i read my "birthday poem" series at the muse talk opening reception last month, so it seems fitting i should share the next poem in the series:
34
this is a season of blackberries,
warm and floral in the sun
unpredictably sour and sweet.
we walk down the hill with
blackberry ink on our hands.we are on a carousel, up and down
i am the dragon, you are the swan.
i ride glittering bicycles through fairy forests
and hold the hands of women who bleed
and think they are
alone.
no matter how many thorns
are on this blackberry wall
no matter how much they scratch
i will keep plucking these dark jewels
and cry at how we must fight
to keep anything worth saving.::august 04, 2007::
[see also: 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 & 33]
posted by gl. | August 10, 2007 2:35 PM | categories: writing