I said: "I want to run away from my fingernails". We laughed but I don't think it's funny. My fingernails are disgusting. After all the things, this is what bothers me. They're pushing up like irksome trolls are hiding underneath their tongues, thick as concrete, oozing out. I was poisoned carefully (measured and meted) and … Continue reading As it is…
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EKPHRASTIC
Artwork 'An Uncommon Vision' by Nick Reeves This poem is in response to the EIF Poetry Challenge #15 posed by Ingrid entitled "Ekphrastic" in which we are asked to write a poem "telling the story" in the artwork. Boarding School Story I know why you cry. The drizzle paints lines like a prison’s bars and … Continue reading EKPHRASTIC