Nick sent me four, and I want to put them all up, but I want each of them to receive a good reading. They are rich poems, and like many things, we can gobble them up and lose ourselves in the richness.
So, I will parse them out…one by one, and make them last all week. I will also post some of my own, later, and others…(hint, hint) but I want to take this a little slower.
My profound thanks to all who are sending in their poems, to the readers, and also to Dr. Singh in particular who gives us newer poets such great guidance in this heady issue of poetry.
Lady Nyo
THESE ARE THE THINGS
I want to shiver on the edge of your mouth
gasp at the sight of your breast
swim in the wet sugar of your flesh
drown like a fool in your whispered words
crucify myself on the cross of your body
these are the things I want to say
but I don’t
Nick Nicholson
Copyrighted, 2009
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