Monday, January 24, 2011

The Wading Pool


Life was full of stripes
but we were all just solid

and we did things when you told us to---
because that made sense
and because it was easy to do it

on cue---

ten times out of nine
you were right with a white lie

and I liked to sit in your back pocket

with my lemniscate
and my false positives

and my blind eye
and my black eye

all giddy and green with envy
while I sit there and say---

reply hazy, try again

2 comments:

  1. nice theme, I would lose the "on cue" line because it's a little too obvious, just my opinion. Perhaps figure out a subtler way of including it, like "curly cue" or cuticles or something. The last line is great! Love it, and it definitely immediately conjures images in my mind. This is almost a generational piece.

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  2. I have a magic 8-Ball that will give you similar results, although right now it is indeed hazy!!!!!

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