Bobby didn't talk much in class. When he did speak, the other children often made fun of him because he stammered. His words just wouldn't come out right. They twisted around his tongue like slimy ... [+]
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