the poetry knook, the poetry of stephen m. james

Poems with the tag ‘smother’

Pulverize my heart

Pulverize my heart upon the butcher’s board.
Add your tenderizer and throw my wicked heart upon the wall
Then smother it in dusty grovel until I choke.
Beat me until tender, and I cough blood onto my own carcass.
Pummel my pride into powder till I do not serve my selfish self.


Stack another thing

Stack another thing on the desk or under another
The amount of stuff I collect could smother
Any run of the mill other
Could I ever find if I needed the next day
Proper place is over there, but I may
Stop at my comfy bed on the way
This pile, that pile can wait a day.



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