PoetryAssignment.com » metallic http://poetryassignment.com { clever words go here } Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:02:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fashion Unsense http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/fashion-unsense/ http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/fashion-unsense/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:29:13 +0000 JessAnn http://poetryassignment.com/?p=116 Underwear as outer-wear,
Bras have become shirts.
Tribal patterns,
on skinny white girls from Oklahoma.

Metallic pants,
Shining brighter than the sun.
Gladiator sandals,
Laced to the knees.

All things in style
For just one season.
Shouldn’t be,
For even a day.

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]]> http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/fashion-unsense/feed/ 2 organic dancefloor http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/organic-dancefloor/ http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/organic-dancefloor/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:22:36 +0000 red_ascot http://poetryassignment.com/?p=101 above foreheads glistening from beads of sweat
contorted limbs and neon glowsticks
flashing lcd lights and billowing fake fog
the dj perches on his roost like an electronic bird
metallic aural landscapes pumping from
the massive speakers surrounding us all
like an army trying to outflank the enemy
the thumping beat picks up
120 beats per minute now
bass is pumping pumping thumping thumping
he looks out, scans the dancefloor
reading the dancing mob like a living book
the air is heavy,
thick with smoke and sixteenth notes
but despite the beat it feels like
we move in slow motion
the dj connecting us track by track
i do not feel my own heartbeat
it is communal, shared
the faster dj turns the tables
that much faster our blood will flow
the hours pass, wilt of the clock
like a dying flower
that no one pays attention to
their eyes of no real use here
their ears perceptive only to
the almighty dj
giving his orders
til 4 in the morning
feel and hear the only senses
except for when
a nearby friend
rubs against our bare arms or back
transferring energy with their touch
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]]> http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/organic-dancefloor/feed/ 3 Strays http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/strays/ http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/strays/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:02:53 +0000 Heather http://poetryassignment.com/?p=95 A kitten shivers At the back door, not knowing It's safer out there Outside, the wind howls Masking the kitten's crying Making me waver Heavy boots approach The metallic bile rises The fresh bruises smart I make a bargain, I'll let you in, but you Must let me go out

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]]> http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/strays/feed/ 0 The Company of Women http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/the-company-of-women/ http://poetryassignment.com/2008/12/the-company-of-women/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:46:29 +0000 muttmutt http://poetryassignment.com/?p=94 I thought I’d try a drabble this time.  It doesn’t really go anywhere but it was fun to figure out how to get 100 words to tell a little slice of story.

“I have always preferred the company of women,” his voice dripped with Spanish moss, and the weight of antebellum suffering. His smile conveyed insincerity the same way his hand-made suit conveyed wealth.  “Men are so crude, don’t you think?” He smiled. She studied his eyes, the color of cold gunmetal. Doll’s eyes. His hair, a salt-and-pepper confection designed to impress. His soft hand touched hers across the white tablecloth. She suppressed an instinct to recoil at his reptilian touch, but she remained calm. She had to get close enough to kill him tonight or everything she loved would be lost.

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