"Redundant!" thundered Professor Ragbone. "Repetitious! Needless!"
I was well with a fever.
So well, that I kissed her again, until I no longer needed air, or thoughts, or recompense--
Only her, until the seed became a strawberry,
And she told me her name,
Swimming in sugar,
Poured over my melting bones as if they were rich with cream and sweetness and desire.
"Hyperbole!" grumbled Ragbone, pacing. "Hackneyed. Derivative!"
Fever
Is sister to thirst.
Fever
Either breaks or transforms.
Fever
Does as it pleases.
Fever.
Oh yeah.
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Chica, how'd you know I stayed home sick today?? And I NEVER call in sick!! Perfect poem for me.
ReplyDeletePS - This one was just for me, right?? ;)
Good stuff !
ReplyDeleteWhat does Old Ragbone know anyway?
I can hear Peggy Lee somewhere in the distance as I read this.
Of course, Ragbone won't like that either .
Shay, Ragbone sounds like the worst sort of critic (and if it's an inner one it must be ground to ashes).
ReplyDeleteThis was lovely.
"Fever is sister to thirst..." how true that is.
Nice! This reminds me of the Madonna cover of the original, from her Erotica album.
ReplyDeleteDamn! I'd like to get hackneyed like that!
ReplyDeletefever- oh yeah!
ReplyDelete(strawberry, giggle :)
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Comfort Spiral
fever either breaks or transforms- I love that!
ReplyDeleteHey I did mention that I posted your book didn't I? It should be there in about 10-14days so the post office tells me. sorry you waited so long. love Tab X
Sounds like you're hot and have a sweet tooth. Such a killer combo !
ReplyDeleteI've got a fever, can you come cool me off?
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Pick up line # 1,547
Fever does as it pleases. So true... This was cool. :)
ReplyDeleteInterestingly ToonMan played his many versions of Fever this weekend ... I had no idea so many 'covered' it
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to burn! "tssssss..."
ReplyDeleteLove this!
(And I think I had Ragbone's sister sophomore year. Bitch.)
i chuckled at the name...ragbone...guess i watch too much arthur with my boys...
ReplyDeletethough the right kind of fever...
oh, yeah!
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