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I am gone.<br> &nbsp;<br> <p> <h2>An Hour After<span class="seo">&nbsp;</span></h2> that repulsive growth, burnt by scarlet<br> medicines, finally fell off my face,<br> I met my future<br> ex-husband, and he decided<br> &nbsp;<br> I was marvelous.<br> &nbsp;<br> He said I do,<br> I said I do,<br> and so we did,<br> &nbsp;<br> until a wart sprang<br> from his nose and grew as big<br> as an extra face,<br> grew as big<br> as an extra lung,<br> grew as big<br> as a Cadillac and grew much<br> bigger than us,<br> until the wart was all<br> I could see.<br> &nbsp;<br> And he couldn't<br> see at all.<br> &nbsp;<br> <p> <h2>Conversation Poems<span class="seo">&nbsp;</span></h2> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> I enjoy your company,<br> smiled <i>Host</i>.<br> I can't imagine life<br> without you, admitted <i>Parasite</i>.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> How long have you been like this?<br> I asked the word <i>raisin</i> when I opened the box.<br> Hlp m! Hlp m! he yelped, and tried to cry.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> Wear me, said the word <i>lifesaver</i><br> when it floated up to me.<br> Think of me<br> as another ring.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> So, what did you learn?<br> <i>Curiosity</i> asked the <i>Cat</i>, then<br> poked her carcass with a stick.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> I pictured you younger,<br> I told the word <i>na&iuml;ve</i>.<br> I pictured you happier,<br> she answered.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> <strong>&#x2727;&#x2727;&#x2727;</strong><br> &nbsp;<br> I ate seventeen apples today, bragged <i>Primate</i>.<br> That's wonderful, beamed <i>Prime Number</i><br> and clapped his two hands three times.<br> &nbsp;<br> <p> <h2>The Fish, The Net and The Fisherman<span class="seo">&nbsp;</span></h2> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td width="13%">The Fish</td> <td width="13%">The Net</td> <td width="15%">The Fisherman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he were an accountant</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he were an accountant</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he were a stocking</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he were 1/16th of the moon</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he went to school</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he wouldn't constantly smell like fish</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he weren't roped into this</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes s/he were a dreamcatcher</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wishes this were a dream</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&#x2714;</td> </tr> </table> &nbsp;<br> <p> <a href="poetry_2.html"><strong>More Poems...</strong></a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="browse"> <h2 class="subhead"></h2> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="footercontent"> <p>katerinaklemer.com &copy; all rights reserved</p> <p id="credit"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120513033600/http://ramblingsoul.com/">CSS Template</a> by Ramblingsoul</p> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Start of StatCounter Code --> <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=4459178; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=55; var sc_click_stat=1; var sc_security="cb9289aa"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120513033600js_/http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a title="drupal statistics" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120513033600/http://www.statcounter.com/drupal/" target="_blank"><img class="statcounter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120513033600im_/http://c.statcounter.com/4459178/0/cb9289aa/1/" alt="drupal statistics"></a></div></noscript> <!-- End of StatCounter Code --> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 03:36:00 May 13, 2012 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 08:26:45 Jul 02, 2024. 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