Her anxiety… …like the three-skin layer scratch on my thumb knucklepuffed pink edges, little sighs of pain & the scab catchingon polyester blends, the teal wool sweater, the yellow&whitestriped dish towel – I can’t take it away the line of wound the regimen of stinging how it feels itselfmuch more than it will ever show… Continue reading Poem 271 & Reviews x 2!
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Poem 184 – Because & Thimbles Book Review
Because Because I said in a writing workshop there’s little room for because in a poemBecause every word mattersBecause you are your wordsBecause I am my wordsBecause subordinating conjunctions are necessary and importantBecause it is be + causeBecause be the causeBecause it looks so pretty in cursiveBecause it can start a sentenceBecause because because because… Continue reading Poem 184 – Because & Thimbles Book Review
Poem 179 – Flat Tire & TONIGHT AT 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE EVENT!
Flat tire the pop sound was hollowlike a giant pulling the inside of his cheekwith his two fingers – the car tirepuncturedthen thwhawp-thwhawp-thwhawp a flappinglike the throat of a mainsail caught in a bitter wind I pulled the car overrelieved a side street was availablefor sanctuary to inspect the damageit was easy to spot –… Continue reading Poem 179 – Flat Tire & TONIGHT AT 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE EVENT!
VANESSA SHIELDS 