Henceforth I will more admire Thee by Thy sufferings. When
the plural of suffering is not itself. The “s” is not superfluous
or fluid as this morning's
rain, helicopter buzz behind
gray cloud(s). When is the plural singular?
Radhika yelled
“traffics!” from
the back seat. Next to Hotel
Street, a man
sits
on a slab of
cardboard, resting his back
against brick; his
clothing is as
white as his beard. Twenty
paces past, I see his eyes in a woman's face, turned toward the
triangular
park. It's
one thing to see,
another to be witnessed. My
gaze, gaza'd.
--17
May 2015
3 comments:
Sufferings are all one? vs, singular pluraled--his suffering is all ours. oh, back & forth. gaza'd gaze is good. Nice twist from Radhika in the back seat to sits, resting his back. You could do more on "traffics!" Keep keeping your eye on the homeless...
Yes I'm sure I've written about "traffics" before in another context. I knew then that my daughter was not a patient character!
Not quite but a little OT: have you read the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers - ? on one of the many slums in India. Incredible, and I feel you're writing the Hawaiian, poetic version.
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