s and d
in her lap
bound by the
light
from the
little bulb
that came
bound by the
light
from the
little bulb
that came
with the
machine
transfixing
anything that
was mendable
with press
of thigh
it was
jigga
JIGGA
jigga
JIGGA
JIGGA-
tha-WHACK
and
sah-NAP–!
feed dogs
flashed
a little light
from the back
of their teeth
WHIRRRRRRR-
pucker a bit
—another
pulling
WHIRRRRRRR-
then
sah-NIP
again
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An aural cacophony.
The machines and blinking lights are vivid and alive.
Or maybe alive isn’t the right word.
Vibrant. And tooth and thigh give this heft.
I THINK I know what’s going on in this poem but not sure.
based on a true story-
The words (and sounds) of jigga, tha-whack, sah-nap and whirr (rrr) haven’t gone as far — until now!
sah-NAP really should be
cah-THUNK, but i wasn’t sure if it was spelt like that or
kuth-UNK 🙂
You are a hoot in this one, as well as many I have read.
love how you draw this scene, complete with glorious vibrant sound!
Great use of sound.