Claustrophobia
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 at 10:53pm
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I’m a tumble of sweat and bones
Drowned by scented whines
A sticky stuffy taste
Like sand stuck to my thighs;
A racket bouncing my face against
Cement
Echoing like the thumping grit of gossip
From people whose tacky thoughts are
Chained to my fingertips
To wipe and prod and kneed my body with.
Central Heating
Printed on the back of my neck
Like a tattoo
Or a husband’s clenching grip
Of knuckles teasing golden rings
Into my throat-
Plugged into a kettle of course
So my ears look as if they are steaming.
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I feel like there's a rhythm to the first stanza that I liked, though it may have been accidental, that disappears. There are some great images in this but I miss that rhythm :(