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Innocent Man
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NO EYELIDS
Anomaly tears roll
out of the crevice
of my eyeball holes,
thinking about stuff
that causes enough,
a sad sobbing bluff,
to trickle and pour
down down down
my bearded cheeks.
I am Innocent Man
who tastes like salt.
The taste of salt within your
The taste of salt within your spirit is a good aspect: in Saint Mark's Gospel, Jesus tells us to have salt within ourselves (9:49). I do not quote Scripture lightly, or simply to bandy it about. As soon as I read the poem's final two lines, I felt compelled---by that poem---to look up the reference. One of the aspects of a good poem, especially if it is spiritual, is that it sends up searching for references, allusions, and what Eliot called "hints and guesses." I applaud this poem, and its effects.
Starward
---Controversial Clues---
Jesus advocated fasting as well.
And thus your reference makes me think.
Thank you for taking the time to share.
bananas are the perfect food
for prostitues
And thank you for posting
And thank you for posting such a spiritual poem.
Starward