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by Amy Manningx ........... fell into a puddle and came out the other side.
West coasters say x ........... climbed up a Sequoia and came down lookin' just fine.
He died a while back and when they cut him up they found tree rings inside.
I heard x ............... ate a boiled egg that was actually the yolk and got taken
for the white and was eaten from the inside out.
x .............. knew how to pick a crop duster from the sky using his finger
and thumb and put it in my infant palm, small as a star burst.
The x ................ made a miniature version of himself that then made a
miniature version of itself thereby starting a chain that will one day destroy us all.
The biggest nose that anyone knows belonged to x ................... , so big
it determined the weather in Salt Lake City for the whole spring of '32.
x .............. was such a fine popular woman who got kisses like junk mail.
Her lips were overused and at 27 her cupid's bow got wood rot.
x .................... sang to her belly when she was pregnant with the offspring
of a drifter. The babe came out with soul on his lips and wanderlust embedded down deep.
And at the end of time x .............. will reach right through and pull it inside out, starting us all over again. 03/03/2012 Posted on 03/04/2012
Copyright © 2025 Amy Manning
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 03/05/12 at 12:01 AM there seems to be something missing here, which makes this a more powerful piece. thank you for sharing. |
| Posted by Linda Fuller on 03/06/12 at 11:22 PM Some wonderfully imaginative stuff here - really enjoyed this. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/09/12 at 03:51 PM The stuff of great legends in the making here. The "x" idea is intriguing and I even like that I don't know the "who" . Thanks for this. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/16/12 at 12:37 PM Quite the imaginative piece of work. Adds new meaning to "sign on the dotted line." All in all, a fun read, neat delving into (surreal) alternate realities. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/01/14 at 07:54 PM Great choice for POTD! |
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