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James

by EmiliaDG 

Posted: 19 July 2003
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You read me Thom Gunn
On a bed in Tufnel Park
I hardly knew you then

The poem was bleak
And sadly prophetic
Of how our lives would be

We made love hard and fast
In those days
You were un-skilled
But quick of hand
I wore my guilt like a badge
And left quietly
Losing myself in Kentish Town

The journey home
Was difficult that day
I thought up excuses
And re-applied lipstick
But I always knew he knew






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Ellenna at 12:19 on 19 July 2003  Report this post
You have done it again.! great..I love the hard edge and the pace you seem to have! on to the next one now :)

Ellie
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EmiliaDG at 10:38 on 21 July 2003  Report this post
Thank you Ellie. No one's really read my poetry before and I was a little hesitant about posting it on the site because I had no idea if it was any good. Your comment has really given me a boost so thank you.
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Ticonderoga at 21:34 on 28 October 2003  Report this post

Wonderfully raw and real: full of pleasure and guilt; just like real life, in fact! I have experienced the 'male' version of this and have no difficulty in responding to your telling of the time-old tangle. Down with gender definitions!

Best,

Mike
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Ticonderoga at 21:34 on 28 October 2003  Report this post

Wonderfully raw and real: full of pleasure and guilt; just like real life, in fact! I have experienced the 'male' version of this and have no difficulty in responding to your telling of the time-old tangle. Down with gender definitions!

Best,

Mike
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Kara at 12:30 on 11 October 2005  Report this post
I enjoyed this, stark and basic and memorable. Well done. More please.
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