Richard Siken - You Are Jeff

[bloodrebel333]

I was going through Siken's tag and found out this hadn't been posted in two years, and it is one of the most beautiful poems I've ever read.

You Are Jeff
Richard Siken

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There are two twins on motorbikes but one is farther up the road, beyond the hairpin turn, or just before it, depending on which twin you are in love with at the time. Do not choose

Comments

[malfeasanceses]

This knocked me off-balance. I think I definitely need to buy this guy's book.

[turnyourankle]

this is my favorite piece of writing, ever ♥

[pirate_poet]

Crush rocks.

[sandokai]

I can't follow it. Too repetitive. Too many Jeffs. Too difficult to figure out who "you" is. Hmmm.

[agiel]

It's nice, but it's not poetry.

[appyella]

it is what he wants it to be.
he is the artist who paints his canvas whichever way he chooses.
you are just a viewer in an apparent well respected art gallery.