"Thorns"
Cheryl Savageau

You jump in religious ecstasy
on Mémère's bed
and I jump beside you
staring at the twin hearts
floating against the blue sky
one circled by thorns
the other by roses

They're bleeding
you screech in my ear
in mid-jump
I am watching you
not the hearts
I sleep under every night
No they're not, I say
Yes, look, they're bleeding, you insist
your ( Read more... )

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Reposted from Keith:
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1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3)  Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've only read 6 and force ( Read more... )

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