With its high walls and heavy gates
that open with the gleam of gold
the flash of plastic
we have always lived here
secure in our large vocabularies
and convoluted grammar
and our knowledge of which fork to use.
We have always lived here
and wondered why others choose
to live in crowded tenements
and walk on muddy cart-tracks
to smoke on street corners
take pills and shit
to manufacture moods
when here, in this high tower,
the views are wonderful
and the breeze brings scents
of moonlight blossoms
come up come up
we call
then shut the door
For Christine’s daily writing prompt at Go Dog Go Cafe – and for the dVerse open link night.
Christine prompts us to write a poem inspired by the title of a book.
Oh my, this is superb!
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Although I did not enjoy the book much, I love what you’ve created from the title, Sarah. I like the sardonic tone in the lines:
‘secure in our large vocabularies
and convoluted grammar
and our knowledge of which fork to use’.
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“secure in our large vocabularies
and convoluted grammar”
that says it all, brilliant writing and I agree with Kim….it’s sardonic and there’s nothing I like better!!
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My favorite lines:
“We have always lived here
and wondered why others choose
to live in crowded tenements”
Amazing:)
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Thank you
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Perfect slammed ending. Gleam of gold and flash of plastic really got me.
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Thank you!
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The twist in the end is amazing and brings home the point! Love this one!
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Good ending! Also, the title is one of my favorite books ever!
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Oh yes, shamefully so. How wonderful and fair the high isolate tower of I.
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The view from above, from privilege isn’t that pity really contempt?
Better shut the doors.
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I’ve been watching snippets of the Tory party conference. Smug, self-satisfied…
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