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Syllables caught in her throatlike words between bracketsShe had meant for themto be parentheseswith proper curvesto softly curl aroundthe edges of a thoughtBut the curves became flatand angular, trapping speech within units and formulas,more mathematical equationsthan linguistic creationsuntil punctuation became boundariesher mind could never cross

— RSScheerer, Aug 12, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Near Springfield, Illinois, USA

Favorite Poets: Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allen Poe, Merrit Malloy

Critiques

Kailashana

17 years 10 months ago

Damn! Curses! Foiled

Damn! Curses! Foiled again!!! here i was all set to find something wrong...1 ...2....3. And nothing to speak about except... you write some damned good wordage!! no need for any snippage. Smiles hugs and ruminations further obfuscations thoughts insights platitudes without gratitude latitude requests received access learning leaning a bell curve implied access denied motionless questionless no hand is ever raised no one is ever praised truth is prevalent in words made relevant like hellish bats. Hey I did another nonet! Love yah forever and a day, Ronda.

RSScheerer

17 years 10 months ago

ooops

I made you nonet! That sounds like I should hand you a towel or something. *cracks up* hugs, ~ Ronda

Kailashana

17 years 10 months ago

she who fly upside down….

she who fly upside down.... (ya know the rest?) ugs rhonda, ~ Anna

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Great poem!

nothing to add except I like a gal with nonet on. *L* Respectfully, Rett: "Life is like a beach. Salty, gritty, somewhat fishy and at other times, downright crabby!" Rett 2008.

RSScheerer

17 years 10 months ago

Oh no! Poetic innuendo!

Oh no! Poetic innuendo! *laughing* (glad you liked the poem, too!) ~ Ronda

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Sometimes

you just can't resist an innuendo, when they flash it at you. Respectfully, Rett: "Life is like a beach. Salty, gritty, somewhat fishy and at other times, downright crabby!" Rett 2008.

Kailashana

17 years 10 months ago

no respectable innuendo

no respectable innuendo would be fleshless, clothes however are optional. ;-) ~A

RSScheerer

17 years 8 months ago

Dirty?

No, no, no ... that would be mere double entendre, my dear. ;P I hated Math, still do. Great role model, eh? It was English and Literature that kept me going through high school and college courses. Creative Writing Tuesday! I'll be watching. *taps foot* ~ Ronda P.S. Like the new pic

colin mitchell…

17 years 7 months ago

Yup I think I have been

Yup I think I have been there, gazing between words and just waiting for that something to formulate itself as it impatiently taps its foot in your head........

Ink Dragon

17 years 5 months ago

Ronda,

this is a very finely worded poem on how words can fail everyone of us sometimes, and also on how restricting to inspiration it can be if one demands perfection of one´s words. Ink