07-29-2021, 07:15 PM
(07-29-2021, 04:57 PM)SnarlingThroughOurSmiles Wrote: I can't speak anymoreSnarling,
I open my mouth and-
cotton gauze, spilling-
Jaws, unhinged, and-
syrup saliva spit- syrupy?
I can't -
I wanted to -
You wanted me to explain and I -
I had the words, I promise, I promise,
but all I have for you now is:
(disembodied unearthly scream)
(sobbing from another room)
(buzzing fluorescent lightbulb buzzing fluorescent lightbulb buzzing fluorescent lightbulb) buzzing, buzing, buzzing?
(plate dropped on the kitchen floor like a telenovela slow-mo shot, shattering) break this line after "floor"
(embodied unearthly scream)
I have a tongue like fists on plexiglass
Layers of layers of paper paste glue plastered in- My arterial tubes.
I have a voice like. Caulking. Crammed in my-
I have a -
I have a -
I -
...
I have so much to say about how much I cannot.
First read suggestions. One word change, a cut or two. I really like this poem. Mabye use - (hyphen) instead of the periods at ends of all lines until the end.
TqB

