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Bloodline
Bloodline
Bloodline
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Bloodline

By Michael A. Griffith

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Michael A. Griffith is at his finest when such penetrating poetic verse reaches the present tense by uplifting the spirit and elevating the mind. In the best tradition of literature this passionate work is both accessible and admirable. (The ebook edition is an expanded version of the print copy. Including artwork and additional poems.)

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSoma Publishing
Release dateFeb 22, 2021
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    Book preview

    Bloodline - Michael A. Griffith

    Esther

    The Professor is Still Talking

    "Consider the difference

    between the words naked and nude,

    or rock and stone," the professor says.

    "or, for that matter, hug and embrace."

    Pens and pencils move,

    but not all of them writing.

    Minds are moving, too;

    not all of them considering.

    My mind moves to you, naked and nude,

    and then I remember the rock

    (Or was it a stone?)

    that cleaved my head when I was 10,

    the solid crack of pain,

    the blood in my eyes

    A boy whose name I forget

    threw that rock like a deadly Frisbee

    and his teasing stopped once he saw my blood.

    All his stuttered apologies

    lost within my mother's stony embrace.

    My mind moves to you. I think of your hug,

    as I think of you nude, not naked.

    An ache, not a pain.

    I embrace you after I hug you,

    after I am made naked before you.

    "Embarrassed or ashamed?"

    The professor is still talking.

    Textbook

    Heavy red used textbook,

    Contemporary American Poetry, Fourth Edition,

    a reference and collection all-in-one.

    I have owned it for some time now,

    bought at some second-hand shop

    or charity sale

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