Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY BUG AMOS, by VIRGINIA ELLIS First Line: I done it - I killed 'im Last Line: My fingers . . . 'at amos 'us in my hand? Subject(s): Insects; Bugs | ||||||||
I done it . . . I killed 'im Poor Amos . . . he's gone . . . Jus' choked 'im Tha's whut I done. Know why? Mom's allus preachin' . . . Tain't bein' a genelmun To hit back . . . 'specially girls, 'At's her teachin'. Next time . . . I will sock 'em . . . It 'uz Poll's fault . . . she kicked my shin . . . 'N I dug my hand in my pocket, 'N I gripped it 'n' 'en . . . Poor Amos . . . he 'us tame . . . It 'uz her fault . . . my land, How'd I know when I squeezed My fingers . . . 'at Amos 'us in my hand? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE |
|