Frog Applause by Teresa Dowlatshahi

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  1. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!

  2. ejcapulet

    ejcapuletGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Ooooh, that makes my eyes hurt!

  3. Michle

    MichleGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    There’s always Dr.Phil or Oprah.

  4. plight

    plight said, about 1 year ago

    top half is walking along roughly
    above bottom half, despite
    gasping hole in chest area

    wound goes in and down, down
    falling or stalking the onrush of
    air through dismembered memories

    any part of me bites itself gruffly
    in vain; more holes, more light!
    but mantra waxes, warier

    lost is not malfunction of found
    so much as the chivvying of blushes
    attuned to pulse that wearies

  5. Ray C

    Ray CGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    margueritem says:
    It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!
    It wasn’t me! :-0

  6. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Ray C says:

    margueritem says:
    It’s that evil ray in the background that has done this to you!
    It wasn’t me! :-0

    LOL!

  7. Ray C

    Ray CGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Speculating…
    This is a very sad poem. The pattern in the background looks very much like one of those plastic magnifying strips that you can hold up to fine print so you can read it…but you have to get it just exactly the right distance to focus.
    The center of the image seems to be writing that’s almost but not quite in focus. She wants to read the answer to what is wrong, but can’t get it into focus.
    On the other hand, she seems to be outside, walking somewhere against the wind. So, a completely different take.

  8. frogapplause

    frogapplauseGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

  9. Ray C

    Ray CGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    frogapplause says:
    http://tinyurl.com/ysdsrx
    Thanks, Teresa.

  10. ruffianspamson

    ruffianspamsonGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Hey Teresa, you OK? This is Nel, the Very Strange Geosciences Instructor in the Deep South. Today’s entry makes me sad - my T-shirt from that place is getting raggedy from long use. I do hope that isn’t where you are now; but if you are, may you pop out into the sunshine soon.

  11. tobybartels

    tobybartels said, about 1 year ago


    http://tinyurl.com/ysdsrx


    I've been there. Good luck.

  12. Dypak

    DypakGenius_badge said, about 1 year ago

    Poignent. And Plights poem is moving as well. Thanks for sharing.

  13. WickedCrazy

    WickedCrazy said, about 1 year ago

    Welcome to my friggen world.