01-14-2014, 08:27 AM
(01-10-2014, 09:07 PM)justcloudy Wrote: edit 1The premise of this one confuses me a little, as I don't quite see what the connection is between Gandhi and a homeless man besides the boulevard's name, though as I don't know much about Gandhi (beyond that he was into peaceful protests against British Empiricists) that may just be my ignorance. Anyway, I enjoyed the pacey narrative and sharp images here. Thank you for the read
Each Tuesday at 9:10, Is this comma needed?
you come to drive me home,
and I try not to dirty my slacks
on the dented car door
plastered with brown. Small point, but "brown" in this context makes me think of shit smears. "Mud" might be a more efficient word.
Each Tuesday at 9:20,
at the intersection of the tramway
and Boulevard Gandhi,
we watch him weave between the cars
waiting for green under the bridge. Good action in this verse. Concise and pacey.
Between 9:20 and 9:21, Is this comma needed?
I consider his shaded leathered skin
stretched over crooked nose
and around a jutting jaw.
Traced with shadows of abuse, Excellent line, subtle and devastating.
his eyes don’t lift from hoods and tires.
Digital lights blink 9:22,
engines rev and he turns
his gaze towards me.
He doesn't stretch out a hand
simply lifts a finger pleading
one?
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe

