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Pistachio Shells
January 25, 2011
He digs a boney thumb
Deep into hot sand.
Laughing.
Squishing
a n t s.
They are all so innocent.
And to think that now I am making them coffins out of pistachio
shells.
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FeedTheBirds SILVER said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 11:44 pm
Love the first stanza. the "a n t s" is brilliant.
Question: Is there a narrator POV shift here? At first it is "he" killing the ants and then "I" making the coffins (out of shells which I LOVED). Are you implying there are two people there? Or is this a past/present scenario?
while I love the poem, these questions did frustrate me.
Can I just say again that I love your voice and await more of your work.
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Hey! Thanks so much, I appreciate the feedback.
Yes, there are two people in this poem; myself and my old friend.
It is a childhood memory poems it is indeed in past tense.