Old issues (Tanka)

[Bombadil]

Bare bent bodies strewn
as memories; broken, spread-
eagle bindings all
across my floor—those glossy
girls, molded at the corners:
eternally on my mind.

[dillingworth]

another great poem. i love the double meanings: "spread-eagle bindings", "glossy", "moulded at the corners". sordid, slightly disgusting, powerful and concise.

[twelveoone]

ditto
sort of
I missed the disgusting part

[camus]

HUH!

I read this title as Old Tissues.

Have you changed it? Or was I just thinking along the wrong lines?

[Bombadil]

nope. its always been "Issues"


You brits like to add T to everything.


hehehe...

[camus]

But you see where Tissues might have come into the scenario?

[Bombadil]

absolutely. with my normal context, its an easy mental jump.

[pseud]

*brain fart*

Tissues could have worked. "issues" is a bit vague, don't you think?

I've never been able to write a tanka. Limericks too. Something about them, I guess. You have my respect.

- Caleb

[Bombadil]

the ick factor just tripled, eh?