bared teeth behind backs by Rowan LuisI'm living in a box
of woodlice and flies
of cold fires
with pinprick light
and no sound
a vacuum of inward breaths
but no out
08/20/2010 Posted on 08/20/2010 Copyright © 2025 Rowan Luis
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Linda Fuller on 08/20/10 at 05:25 PM Startling, claustrophobic, intriguing... |
Posted by Johnny Crimson on 08/20/10 at 07:36 PM So tight is your verse. Really together and coherent. i.e. You make being distant from yourself seem the other way around. ha. Really enjoyed this. |
Posted by Paul Lastovica on 08/22/10 at 02:42 PM the last line sends me underwater - the lines above weigh me down to the ocean floor. Nice write =) |
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