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I too enjoyed this piece. It's very much alive and interesting and well conceived. Still, being as you probably want criticism I'll offer some up. 

With a sense of resolve,
I unwrap this plastic prophet
And hold it unceremoniously between my legs.
Just me, and this stick,
And a very big question.

I have a minor problem with the first line, I"d rather you concatinated it with the second, tightening it into either "i unwrap this plastic prophet with resolve" or "with resolve, i unwrap this plastic prophet" -- the 'sense of' really seems unnecessary and even a bit distracting to me. 

 'between my legs' -- i would suggest something more specific. "between my trembling thighs" or 'between my thighs" -- something that offers a slightly more vivid image.

I think you probably want to get rid of an 'and' in the last two lines. "Just me, this stick, and a very large question" 


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  • stephan

by Anstey on May 14 2007