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Entend2u
Mar 01, 2022 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

I THOUGHT OF YOU

I thought of you when I put it into boiling water.

I thought of you.

Then when I boiled it to perfection I thought of you.

And then I cracked its head open with thoughts of you.

And when I stuck my soldier in I thought of you.

And then I scooped its creamy yolk with thoughts of you
and sucked its salty wet flesh through my teeth to thoughts of you……

…and then …

and then....

……and then I crushed it
like an eggshell………

………until I wasn't thinking of you anymore.

About This Poem

Last Few Words: The last line is a lyric from a Laurie Anderson song but I have forgotten which - sorry. A "soldier" in this context is made from a slice of buttered toast. The toast is cut up into thin slices narrow enough to fit into the gaping mouth of the soft boiled egg so you can get some yolk on it. It's delicious!

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Not actively editing

About the Author

Country/Region: England

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Comments

Candlewitch

Candlewitch

3 years 4 months ago

lol

at first, I was worried about where this poem was headed, lol! good one! I've never tried it, but then I.m not real fond of eggs.

*hugs, Cat

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Entend2u

3 years 4 months ago

Grammarly, grammarly - they've all got it grammarly

The etcetera
is my raison d'etre.

dots before eyes - there's a surprise

colon - OK
semi colon - go to doctor

breve - OK
semi breve - go to doctor

Hi Lovedly = thanks for the inspiration - may be a new poem coming on - watch this space {}