07-18-2013, 02:02 AM
(07-18-2013, 01:26 AM)rowens Wrote: Were you there yesterday, or was it me,I would suggest not using grand abstractions like soul, but you had some good line breaks in this one. Nicely done.
standing there in the spring like a row of corn
from a memory of that autumn day
you didn't come to see me on our birthday.
It was a broken ministry,
just your mother, your dad,
eternal undertaker in common Saturday,
and a host of other guests.
You smiled when I walked over,
wearing your black trousers, like me,
instead of your usual black skirts
that mimic your father's profession.
Handing out samples in a grocery store; --That was a great line break
I guess when every girl's dream is to become a succubus,
the legitimate ones have to find legitimate work too.
So was it you? Everyone thought you were my sister,
except your parents, of course; and thank goodness for that.
Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to take you home
and let you steal so much of my soul. -- Would get rid of soul and show what a soul is in images or make her steal something tangible.
Something your boyfriend has never had to offer.

