the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » shy https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 If I pick one, she will be torn https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/if-i-pick-one-she-will-be-torn/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/if-i-pick-one-she-will-be-torn/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 so many beautiful flowers
if I pick one, she will be torn,
no one will see her except in my vase
back home,
and I can’t let that happen.
a children’s store crayon
that I break between my fingers is
no longer my favorite color, god, everything
is white light, black pain–my life on a graying canvas.

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