BOOK: 6
”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: "to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. a*-copy..-of*Bruises(!)"?
-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..
IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*ONE!
”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: "to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. -a*copy..-of*Bruises(!)"?
COPY*RIGHT(C)-1986
COPY*RIGHT(C)-2010
philip lawrence sherrod, poet
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Original*Poems were*Created..&*Copyrighted..Aug. 2001.
All- Personal*Names..*Used..are*Fictional-!../-?-
&..-*Created./-...as*Original*Characters/-!..-To*Represent*Symbolic-?
*Human-*Relationships!..-&*All*Created*..*Persons/-!(?) ..&***Personal*Names-?
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ating/-..Some*/-..Quite*Color*Full/-..Dramatic*Speech(!)?
..Such*As/-..*The*Use/-..of*Slang/-..&*Colloquial*..-(
(Small*Rural/-..To*Urbanites/-*Language(!)?..The*Way/-
..You*Hear*Them*Speak/-..As*Opposed/-to The*(Proper*/-..
..English*Dictum!)-..In*Short/-..I*Have*Taken*Liberties!
..As*A*Poet/-..To*Remind*America(!)?-of*The*Rich*-
ness/-of*(..the/-..*American*Language!)?..But*Again/-..I*TAKE/-..
-LIBER*/-..*TIES(!)?
-Using*Low*Class*Slang/-..With*Hier*Archial*Voice(!)?
BOOK 6. ”*BRUISES/-..(-BLACK*/-..N'..-*BLUE!!)"(?) ©
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-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..
IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*ONE!
BOOK 6. ”*BRUISES/-..(-BLACK*/-..N'..-*BLUE!!)
-(60 poems)-..poets©-1986..(C)-on*line..2010 author: philip lawrence sherrod page 1
...-down*
then- *up(?)
*gliding..(?)
on* soft..* currents(?)
of hot-*
*wind(?)..
(then-* up* &-* down)
trying* your-..
..*wings(?)
-..(out*- of* touch)?
with..*reality(?)
-*riding*..(?)
the..*black*clouds..(?)
-*sunlight*..(?)
caught* on the-..
-blue*thing(?)
-wet*..(?)
-with..(*high*lights!)?
&..-*purple*rivers(?)
- &..-*throb*bing(?)
-*sensation*as..
-..*BUTTER*/-.. -*FLY(!)?
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-gold*
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- gold*
-dust*..scat*tered(?)-
-on..your*breasts(?)
-*lips..(?)
-blue*like*you(?)
-want*to(?)-
-your*eyes..
(set/-* *..to/-..*fever?)-like*
-(-*blue*bodied..*birds?)
-fly*..(?)
-over*your*body’s(?)
-*horizion*..(?)
-to..tha’-*moon’s/-..*mouth*(?)
-open*-(?)
-like..*letter-*(())?
-your*-(black*nails?)?
-as*black*-..
-*birds(?)
-sitting*..in*Skin’s-
-*Tree(?)
-mye*Love(?)-
-fell*..on..(*you?)-
-like*a..(TAT*TOO!)?
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in..
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in..
the..*prisim(?)..of-
-your*face*was..
-mye*face..(silver*blue?)
--*frozen*..(in-..*Parallel(?)-
Silver*..-*Lights(!)?-but*no*face-..
-can/-*save..*her/-
..-*sister(!)?
-they*..(fell*/-on..*us?)
--Like*Warriors*..from/-the..(*Moon’s*Rim?)
(*Seed*Heads?)-spitting*out-
-*orders(?)
-they..took*us(?)
-*inside*..(The*/-..*Feather-
.. -*Dungeon!)?
-till..(Blue*/-..Of*Face!)?
-we*could(?)..
-complain*/-little(?)..-as
-no*shadow/-*knows..
-(it’s..COLOR*ed*Profile?)?
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-para..ll*el/-o*..-grams(?)
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-&..(-
each*face../-a*maske?)
-*peeled*..(off*more?)-***Evil..
-than*/..-the*last(?)
-&..in*(Vertical*/-..*Axis!)-?
-(Our*Transparent/-..*Bodies!?)
-trailed*fire-..like(-*Mirrored*Comets!)?
or-..(?)
-*para..ll*el/-o*..-grams(?)
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page 4 ..&-
*dream..(taking*..*up-a
-
/..-
*Father*World)(?)
-the*-*plateau*..(?)
uv’..(-*gold(?)-..*seeded(?)..
-..*changed*(!)?
-(they*arrived..with*-wf’
-..Thin*Lips)(?)
-(Talking*..about*To*-..
-..*Morrow?)-In*Rubber*..
-*Crystal*(..*Suits!)?
-*..wet(?)-with..(*Blue*Rain-
-..&*Bows?)?-&/-..*gold*Shanklings?
-*eyes*(?)-.. ..*made*up(?)
..*To-..a*(Skins*Fire!)?
-TAT*TOOS*..
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-TAT*TOOS*..(made*in..
-to..*Blue*birds(?))
-*Words*..filled*/-..their-
-*Lips(?)-*Talking*Up-to..
a-
..*Mother*World?)?
-&*/-..the*/-..*placque(!)
(Was*/-..-For*Ever!)?
-PULLING*..-*PETALS(?)-
-Uv’(*LAUGHTER!)?..
-she*loves*me..
-she*loves*me..
-not(!)?
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he must*..
-be..*mad/-(..--like/-..?*dam?)
-*spelled*-..?
-(back*wards?)?
-tou**sled../-*hair(?)
-(-&*images/-..*askew?)
-cig.-a*-rette*-..(?)
-..on*Dangling/-from/-..*lips(?)
-*smoke*trailing..(?)
-in*..*sunlight(?)
-*over*-*coat(?)..*
-wrap*ped..in*small(?)*
HAFCO*TRANSPORT CO.
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-*eats(?)-*..places(?)
-*greasy*perspectives(?)
-*grimy*fingers(?
-holding*..*charcoal(?)
-*rubbing*..*rough(?)
-imaginary*/..-*images(?)
-into*pores(!)?
-of*the..*artist(?)
-in(-20thC.)?
-*everyone*knows(!)
-(no*Artist/-..Tis*Human?)
HAFCO*TRANSPORT CO.
-fired*..one*shot(!)
-into*..(mye*perfect?)
-ear*..-for-(*trucking!)?
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1727..
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1727..
-Metro*bus(?)
3635..Races*motor(?)..
-*Blowing(?)
-*Black*Fumes(!)?
-out*(!)?..so*Hard(?)..
-from*it’s../-*Sex*(?)-/*Exhaust(!)..
-&*Blacktop(?)..
-*Chunks*fly(!)?
-from*..(*Side*walk?)
-9”X16”..1/2”X1”
-Thick(?)-..
-Fly*..*ing(!?)?
-&*are../-(Up*..*Lifted?)
-clean*Blown(?)-like*..
-7”..of-..*Fluff(?)
-(-like*..Cow*fodder?)?
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blond..
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blond*..
-*sky(?)..-no*
-(-i *do *not?)-?
-(-like*blonds?)
-but*this/-..
-(March*Blast!)?
..Tis*-*blue?
-(-*startles*..-Mye*Anger!)
-(-they*..go*-bye?)-
-(left*/-..N'*right(!?)?
-as*if..*going(?)
-(-to*..some*fight?)
-in*(-Love*/-..-*Hate/-
-..*Relation*ships(!)?
-(-no*snow/-..*Left(?)-..*now)?
-ex*cept/-..on*Her*heels(?)
-She*walked/..thur*-
-*some*Winter(?)-
-(-*Fate*/-?..she*Says!)?
-(-*Spring*/-..is*with*us!)?
-(-now*Landing../-on*all?)-..
-4’s(?)….
-*beneath*/-.. ..the*clock(?)
-of*Loves..(-*Fight*!)?
-she*awoke/-..(-me*again?)
-it’s*Monday(!)-
-(-blue*)-..*Again(!)?
White
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White*
-*Rose(?)
..3/4*red-
&- 1/4/*-..-half*white-*..
&..-*blue(?)
D.D.Beans!!
-(staple)*-&..(?)
-Sons*&* Co.(?)
-Jaf*frey(?)..
N.H.-then-..
(the*striking*area!)
&*over*(?)-
“You*(?)-..*Deserve*..
-The*Best(!)?..
-(White*Rose”)?
-&*under..*red-
-(*blue*?)
-..*Square*(?)
-in*white..
/-..-”Fine*Food*Products”(?)
-in*white(!)?..
-on*red*/-..?
(Strike*on*Back/-..*Cover?)
-in*side(?)-..
“The*One*Name..
-To*Remember(!)?-when* ..
-(You*Go*/-.. ..*Grocery)(?)..
-(in*blue)?
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-*Shopping(!)”?
-(in**blue)?
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U.S.MALE-!*
-last*pick*up(?)
-6p.m.
-Monday*thur-
-*Friday(!)?
-for*other*/-pick*ups(?)
(-see*schedule..on*box!)?
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-pedi..*still's
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-brief*case(!?)?
-(banging*/-.. ..it*down!)?
-pop*pin’..(?)
π -(the*hinges*/-..*Open-..
-with*-*-*pride(!))?
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-pedi*..*still’s
-like*black*(?)
(-*hack*saw/-..*blades)?
-er’..*film*strips(?)
-fer’-..(*cuttin’*out)?
-the*bed*stars(?)
-*images/-..so-
-*Spring*/-er’..*green(?)
-gr..*ass(?)
&*/-..coiled/-..*chorophyll(!)?
..then-*
..black*-leaves?
&- *Trees*..
-*snakin’(?)-
as- young*man(?)
-is..
-***carrin’..(?)
-brief*..case(!)”
young..
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-outa’*
*earth’s..(?)
-*pen-i-
-*traitin’..(?)
-*air(!)
Tele*..
-*phone*written
-*up(?)
-side*down/-*&*black-..
-n’..
3”..pud*dle(?)
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young*..
girl*walkin’*by-..
*feelin’*..-every*muscle(!)
..*feelin’*..every*muscle(?)
--well*..feelin’*..*good(!?)
Hal..
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young* *girl-
-wf’..
*Spider*book(?)
“INSECT**OLOGY
-8*legs..&*real(?)..
-*nice-..(?)
-*ready..(?)
-to*spin..er’*web(!)?
*BLACK*LIKE(?)..
-*BLACK*WIDOW(?)
-..“eatin*’er’..*mate”(!)
(mye*Sis-)..
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(mye*Sis-)..
-*ter(?)
-down*in..
-GEOR*GIA(!)?
-had*a-
*STROKE*(!)?
she*can’t*..*mover’-..
-TON*GUE(!)?
-what*town(?)..
-*ALL-
BAN*NNEEE(!)
-what’s*her*name(?)
-las’name’es’..*?
-can’t*re*/-..*member(?)-
..“DAN*IELS”?
-what’ser’..(maiden*name?)
-can’t*recall*..be*cus’-..
-*shes’..(*naw*virgin!)?
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..-ard**ware(?)
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*Hal..
-are*you(?)
-*Oh-
Jack*-
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-..Ham*mers(!)?
-*Big*Save(!)?
-Vi-*..bra-..*tion-(?)
--Tiles*-..*Carpets-..
(Red*Wine!)
“(*Girls/-(?)..
--Fire*Places-/..&*Grand*Opening!)”
Jack*-
Hammers***like-(?)
-Crick*ets..(?)
-Katy*dids..(?)
-or*Locusts(!)?
-*Hard*Hats..(?)
-*Trucks(!)
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*Truck..
CON*
-*STRUCT*
*TOR*
. .Car No. 5(?)
-Large*Light*Green(*New)..
-*Cab..
-Wf’(-Interior*Demolition/-*Crew?)
..(written*(?)..-on*it(!?)?
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-you..
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you*..
went*-to*live*-
- in*his..(?)
-(glass*house?)
-ex*posed(?)-
-(onall..4?)-
-*sides(?)
..head*to-toe-*
-from*memory*(?)
-to*..in*sight(!)?
..you*had-*
-(sold*out?)
-to*his..*
-(*belief*in*your?)-
-(nar*ciss*istic*nature?)
-*each*face*obscene(?)
-ly..(?)-(made*up?)
-married*to../-
-(Lewd*Sun(?)-&..
-(Crude*Moon!)?
-turning*on*the*Lunar-
-(*turnstile..*(in*complete?)
-*incomplete*(*ex*posure?)
- (as*self*/-..*contained*self?)
-*images*/..-on*the/-..meat*spittle(?)
-*juices*flowin’(?)
-tremb*ling*..
-tingling**flesh(?)
-*sensi*tively(*?)..
-self*imposed(?)..
one.. blue..
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one*..
-*rivulet..**cut..
-like*a..**river(?)
*tear/-(?).*.thur-
..your*..*make*up(?)
..-baby(!)?
*blue..?
-*cobalt/-..to/-*cerulean*(?)..
-*blue(?)?
-&-*everybody*..(*knows?)
-i*think(?)
-in*-..*pictures*(!)?
-(of/-*this/..*sky?)
(-i* have*../-..-no..*opinion?)
..(-*except/-..that*it/-*works*?)
my..
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-but*..(the*..*clouds?)?
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my*..
*poems*-
(are*..-getting*shorter?)
-so’s..(-*mye*life?)
-his*coat(?)
-more*like*/-..*him/-?
..(than*mine?)
-but*she(?)
&-
-*me.. did*not*care/..-(how*many?)
-..*times(?)-mye*ear..(?)
-(-*..repeats*/-(?)-
..-this*Song!(?)
(some*how/-*i*find/-?
-..mye*truth?)?
-unable*..(to*except?)-
-(*her*lying?)?
(but-..*she*does*it/-..so*well!)?
-feet..
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-standing*..straight-/*stiff/-(?)
-&*unyielding*/-..(?)
-only*..(her*..*hair?)-*
-*kinky*..(like*mye?)?
........................................-(?)
-&*(me*/-..unable*to/-..(?)
-*buy*a..*camera?)?
-for*..(the*final?)-
-(*blue*picture!)?
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-feet*..
(-going*round*-..
..-like*/-.. ..*speeded*clock?)
(-inplaid**shirt/-..(?)
..-*pants/-.*solid(?))
(&-not*running*..(?)
..-*ever*?)
-but*..(-run*ning*South?)
-like*..
-(sitting*..*Erect*?)-(*UP?)
-asif*..(he*/-..*was*told*to?)
night-
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-peddaling*into/-..(?)
-the*SUN(!)?
-as*if(?)..(he..was*told*to)?
-(LOOK*MAMA..NO*HANDS!)?
-I*am/-..*HERMES(!)?..-*DAEDALUS(!)?
-*ICARUS(!)?-..A(-*FALLEN*HERO!)?
-(GOD*UV’..*MERCURY!)?
-(with..(-WAX*WINGS?)-ER’?)..
-on..(blue*bicycle?)?
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night-
-not..for*dogs(?)
or*cats(?)
RAIN*- -.... -ing*..like(?)
-faulty*..*pacemaker-(?)
-harder/-th’..
-*throb/-(?)..-*harder*/-(?)
-th’*fall(?)..-th’-
-(bigger/*..you*guys?)
...-th'*(BIGGER/-..Tha'*STALL!)?
Fe..
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-*travel(?)-..*to-
-such*a(-..//////
-blowin’..*wind?)
.. -*water*(?)..-*leaks/-*(?)
-at*cuffs/-?..*-length/-*..*mind(?)
-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..
IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*ONE!
”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: "to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. -a*copy..-of*Bruises(!)"?
COPY*RIGHT(C)-1986
COPY*RIGHT(C)-2010
philip lawrence sherrod, poet
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