complete and utter crap... please move along.

[postmodernpeach]

not anything worth anything, the image was just stuck in my head and i had to get it out.

"This Moment"

Not last year's cold and
careful dissection,
the steely tug of forceps
on innards.

No;
rather
this is
a swift but not unexpected slice,
perhaps even a coup de grace.
An arm (one of five--not near a majority)
to regenerate
slowly
and without

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[moonsilver4]

you starfished it!
please remember that as long as a portion of the central nerve disc exists, the entire starfish will grow itself back.
love love love
-your twin.

[postmodernpeach]

exactly. hence the image. :)

and damn you and your l'engling for putting the image there to begin with.

[moonsilver4]

:-D

[anonymous]

hmm, i really like it, strong images, but not overt. very confessional poetess, more leaning towards Plath's subtle style though, and not so much with Sexton's apparent self-focus.

[born_of_words]

oh man, i keep forgetting to log in, but that was me again.

[postmodernpeach]

oh. hee hee, then regard my comment to your anonymous comment.

[postmodernpeach]

why thank you, oh anonymous commenter on poetry. but who ARE you? sorry, but i'm nothing if not a curious little bird.

[anonymous]

i asked off for dec. 8 pm.
thanks for the message. i loved hearing your sweetness in my voice mail.
a

[postmodernpeach]

woot. :)

and please, as the subject line says, disregard the shittiness that was this post.

i'm sooooooooooooooooo excited. please ignore my last comment telling you to cancel your plans for next thursday the 8th. i didn't see this one first.