Pa had always had a lot of respect for Sam's grandmother.
That must have been at least partly to do with what people in the village used to say about her.
Pa used to say that civilization took
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i’m peeling
potatoes to peel potatoes.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes to thumb-out eyes.
under lukewarm water,
peeling potatoes; i’m peeling
their skin into shivers.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes into the disposal —
under lukewarm water.
let your dull blade guide
their skin into shivers.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
let your dull blade guide
your mind through the potatoes.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into their orbits, or the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
poems to write poems
potatoes to peel potatoes
peeling
poems
writing
potatoes
potatoes to peel potatoes.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes to thumb-out eyes.
under lukewarm water,
peeling potatoes; i’m peeling
their skin into shivers.
thumbing-out their eyes; i’m thumbing-out
eyes into the disposal —
under lukewarm water.
let your dull blade guide
their skin into shivers.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
let your dull blade guide
your mind through the potatoes.
nudging eyes; i’m nudging
eyes into their orbits, or the disposal.
writing poems; i’m writing
poems to write poems
potatoes to peel potatoes
peeling
poems
writing
potatoes