Tagged: cut
mama’s peonies
mama’s peonies
arrive as if on cue – one, two,
three, four, five – she brings
each stem in from late April to
May, so it blooms just for her
.
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y
in the middle of
in the middle of
every haircut, there is an
opportunity
to go shorter, no, even
shorter – have hair, will travel
.
20210928:1912
y
three weeks later, i
three weeks later, i
realize we are under
attack. i want to
warn you. instead,
i cut my thumb
grating ginger
this morning, a
momentary relief
.
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y
even a minor
even a minor
cut bleeds
like nobody’s
business, giving
platelets
a run for
their money
.
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y
this morning, grating
this morning, grating
ginger – a small cut, blood for
blood – yesterday’s dead
cockroach haunting me. i pretend
this makes us at all even
.
20150326:1015
y
for the fortunate,
for the fortunate,
life is touching
those around you
and coming away
with a cut
.
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y
the pain doesn’t come
the pain doesn’t come
until after the first cut –
no way around it
.
20140822:0855
y
slice into each
slice into each
hour for meaning,
make sure the minutes
are ripe –
they need not
all be at their
juiciest, but
don’t be afraid
if the spray
gets in your eye –
savor the jolt,
then resume
.
20140711:0849
y
q: how many stuntmen
q: how many stuntmen
does it take to pull
yourself out of a
maximum security
bed, karate
chop through the
morning rituals
and hightail it
through a flaming
door or window
before the director
says cut?
a: half a dozen –
five to pull you
out of bed while
the other goes
through the motions
.
20110618:0917
y
the day after the
the day after the
day after – refreshing
just does not cut it
.
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