Wound from the Mouth of a Wound, ‘An Ugly Poem’ by Torrin A. Greathouse[ID below: e
Wound from the Mouth of a Wound, ‘An Ugly Poem’ by Torrin A. Greathouse[ID below: excerpt from ‘An Ugly Poem’Once, I searched for softness on my tongue, ground my father’s anger, sour mash cavities from my teeth. I just wanted to talk pretty enough to be mistaken for what I was. Hot flush of girlish blood. I edited all my ugly out, made a perfect poem of my soft & lacquered mouth. Now, I’m looking for the ugly of my tongue, lolling serpent curled in the slick of my jaw, searching for its own teeth.] -- source link
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