The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 2/17/06) [View All]

Dark Corner

Say, how’d you find me?
Ordinarily, I act deaf and dumb, but with you
It’s different. Darting in and out
Of doorways, prowling after me
Like a black cat.

Just look at the suckers, I kept
Shouting at the world. It was no use.
They just stepped over me holding on to their hats,
Or lifting their skirts a little
On the way to hell.

He must be crazy, sprawled there
On the sidewalk, his fly unzipped,
His eyes closing. Only you came back
To see how I’m doing,
Only you peeked into every dark corner.

I’m a bird fluttering in flight.
Find me a nice, large cage with the door open.
Back me out of here with your kisses.
My shoes need laces.
My pants need your finger to hold them up.

Charles Simic

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RL

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