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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIGHT NOW, by JAMES GALVIN Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The mind assumes the position Last Line: You could lose in a heartbeat Subject(s): Drugs & Drug Abuse; Narcotics; Opium; Cocaine; Crack; Heroin | |||
The Mind assumes The Position Under a cocaine moon. Flip. Live it up. De-tox, re-tox, just like tides. Shouldn'a, wouldn'a. Ifn't. There is no shadow without a field To fall on. Tomorrow we can say, "Tomorrow." Don't tell me the truth will set you free. It's too busy making you a hero. As for critics, they don't know. They'll never know. They're not supposed to know. Acedia aside, Acceptance is the only way that grace survives. In us. Us shadows with no field to fall on. The violins were slobbering. There were heavy buildings. There were plenty of anxious people, crying, "That men may not forget me utterly." So there was a bonfire made of oars. There was. Without you I'd be heartless. I'd say, "Be there when it all goes wrong!" I might be stupid but I ain't slow. I don't believe in a world You could lose in a heartbeat. Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GREEN SEES THINGS IN WAVES by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER WITH A BOTTLE OF BLUE NUN TO ALL MY FRIENDS by MADELINE DEFREES NEAR THE BRIDGE OF SAINT-CLOUD; AFTER ROUSSEAU by NORMAN DUBIE THE BUS STOPPED IN FIELDS OF MISDEMEANOR by NORMAN DUBIE ELVIN'S BLUES by MICHAEL S. HARPER A DISCRETE LOVE POEM by JAMES GALVIN |
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