Bob Hicok Body Poems
- 1. Another Awkward Stage Of Convalescence
Drunk, I kissed the moon
where it stretched on the floor.
I'd removed happiness from a green bottle,
both sipped and gulped
... - 2. Dropping The Euphemism
He has five children, Iâ??m papa
to a hundred pencils.
I bought the chair he sat in
... - 3. What Would Freud Say?
Wasn't on purpose that I drilled
through my finger or the nurse
laughed. She apologized
three times and gave me a shot
... - 4. Go Greyhound
A few hours after Des Moines
the toilet overflowed.
This wasn't the adventure it sounds.
... - 5. Feeling The Draft
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... - 6. Her My Body
about the left nipple
of the woman in the bathroom.
She is drying her hair, the woman
... - 7. After Working Sixty Hours Again For What Reason
The best job I had was moving a stone
from one side of the road to the other.
This required a permit which required
a bribe. The bribe took all my salary.
... - 8. Sudden Movements
My father's head has become a mystery to him.
We finally have something in common.
When he moves his head his eyes
get big as roses filled
... - 9. Translator's Note
There is a tradition in Laparone that the first
man to wake each morning must sweep
shadows from his porch lest night
pull the long limbs of sunlight
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