This blog is devoted to a select group of poets. We're starting with poets from the Ann Arbor area, but, hey, if you're from Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw or the Upper Peninsula, then that is okay, too.
Today's poem or short story prompt is the word "envelope".
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Licking the Envelope
ReplyDeletethe blue one:
I feel mostly safe.
the yellow one:
I feel
a little more safe,
but there are some opinions
I keep to myself.
the dark blue one:
everything come together
but the feeling is tentative,
provisional,
the tan one:
ha! don't even joke about the tan one!
the grey one:
really,
don't even talk about
the tan one.
the orange one:
I can get there,
but I have to force it,
twist it,
drag it
the white one:
I can't believe you
asked me about
the tan one!
the powder blue one:
closer
closer
the green one:
.
.
the green one
.
that's where I feel
totally at ease
completely safe
relaxed
accepted and taken care of.
Where I feel
enveloped
by warmth
carressed
by affection
surrounded
by love.
- Mike Fedel
July, 2013
against every urge
ReplyDeleteI unfold you from me
peel slowly, pry, writhe
-- LisaLou