As I Lay Writing

May 31, 2006 21:14


A Lilly For Addie

The whiners whine
While the criers cry
But what about poor Addie
Who had a family
She didn't call her own
An ungrateful daughter
Psychotic son
Sloth of a husband
Bear of a son
Fish of a son
Horse is her son
And a confused fellow
She kept on the side
Holier than thou neighbor
Fell to her knees at the lies
And resentment built up
In Addie's child ( Read more... )

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liseypoo June 1 2006, 04:00:46 UTC
hahaha I really like most of it.
It flows pretty well, but some of it confuses me.
"And the girl pulls a knife
For a clever surprise
In the young boys heart"
Who is the girl and no one really "pulled a knife" literally or metaphorically in the story. Funny topic though.

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pink_laces_fool June 1 2006, 11:23:56 UTC
the passage on whatever page where dewey dell talks about her dress coming off and there's Darl ->Kids together/original sin
then later in that passage it talks about Vardamen knowing or something like that and he's cutting a fish and Dewey Dell takes his knife because he knows

or something like that, who knows Faulkner was so drunk I bet he doesn't even remember writing the book much less what happens in it, so its not our faults for not understanding what's going on

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bhindblooeyes June 1 2006, 04:16:19 UTC
you should email that to mrs brannon. for real. :)

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lsu_pride060689 June 1 2006, 16:47:28 UTC
haha i like it

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artistic_eyes June 22 2006, 23:57:03 UTC
hey matt! add me! NOW :)

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