Thursday, March 27, 2008

Floor Sample




















Floor Sample

My friend's daughter asks me
to take her hostage, to hold her
so she can't be free. I've played
this game before, I think. Do you
make boys sleep near the window
so you can push them out if you
don't like them?, she asks me when
she plays dress up in my clothes.
When I get older, I'm going to be
mean because I can and not love
anyone. Or at least let them know.
Then they'll be my hostages. She's
small for her age, but wears my clothes
well, as if they were made for her.

Michelle's Spell of the Day
"You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy." Joan Baez

Cocktail Hour
Drinking novel suggestion: American Studies Mark Merliss

Benedictions and Maledictions
Happy Thursday!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

You haves the safety pins body languages!!--Short bus and Special

Anonymous said...

Tell me about hostages.--P. Hearst

Anonymous said...

Thomas Pynchon was best man and also a pallbearer for my brother-in-law.--Joan Baez

Anonymous said...

Hey, those plaid shoes are cool!--George Costanza

Anonymous said...

Start your day off right with delicious Quaker Oats cereal($1.00 off! with coupon). Add bananas for an extra healthy touch!! Available now at KROGERS!!!--Mr. Whipple

Anonymous said...

I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh--The Pretenders

Anonymous said...

I pushed a guy out through the window in the Sopranos. More like threw him through the window. Paulie Walnuts really got mad at me for it, too. It was his nephew I threw out.--Christopher Moltisanti

Brianinmpls said...

Anonymous is awesome...lol I love the Patty Hearst one.

Great post:)

Charles Gramlich said...

That little one worries me.
Great poem.