*CW: sex mention
Link to PoemIn my 'intro to creative writing' class, we have just begun the unit on poetry. In addition to our assigned readings, our teacher wanted us to find a poem on our own to share with the class. This magazine had a number of good ones, but this is the one I picked to share.
This is a poem I feel like I understand, at least a little, but I can't figure out how to put my thoughts of it into words. I can only really picture the meaning and vibe in images. I'd have to paint it, but I don't see it in a style I can paint in.
It's hard to pick a favourite part. "...that steals your smile at the supermarket and hides it in the tomato aisle," is really fun. "...I get hungry for pickled okra and we share the whole jar," has an energy I resonate with somehow.
I like this poem a lot.
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