The following are some of my favorite excerpts from an excellent novel I read today (written entirely in poetry) called JINX by Margaret Wild.
Enjoy =)
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jinx
Do notget to know me.
Do not ask me out.
Do not love me.
Be warned.
I am Jinx.
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black
I dream in black.
Never color.
Why is that?
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god dreaming
I read somewhere
that all this-
the people, the animals,
the mountains, the rivers-
is just God dreaming.
I wish he's wake the fuck up.
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mask
I shave slowly,
tansfixed
by my familar, smiling
mask.
I want to rip
it off,
but I fear
what lies beneath.
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guess what?
Hi, man,
Guess what-
I've got a nose ring.
It only took my parents
a week to notice.
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names
Jen thinks I'm gentle and kind.
She doesn't know
how I shake with rage,
how my head feels about to burst,
when people call me names
like Tiny and Shrimp.
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wonderful
It must be wonderfull
to fall asleep
in someone's arms.
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holding
All I want
is to hold
my girl's hand
as we stroll
down the street.
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my heart sings
Whenever I see Hal,
he always says softly,
"Hello, you."
It sounds nothing special,
but it makes my heart sing.
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glorious
It doesn't happen very often,
so it was glorious to be in love,
(even if bugger it was unrequited).
The exhilaration,
the feeling of euphoria and hope
was worth the pain.
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