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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER JUNKIE, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She has the shakes, thinks she's gonna die Last Line: To the east river, five blocks away Subject(s): Drugs & Drug Abuse; Medicine; Substance Abuse; Narcotics; Opium; Cocaine; Crack; Heroin; Drugs, Prescription; Addictive Behavior | |||
She has the shakes, thinks she's gonna die. So thin turned sideways in the mirror she disappears. They keep telling her to cool it. She's got fifteen cats and six litter boxes. Stinks up the hallway. Everybody in the building bitches and she comes and goes hiding behind dark glasses. Her night traffic keeps me awake. She has fits. She keeps telling them about her fits. Her daughter keeps begging me for a bike ride. Healthy girl with a curious mind. I take her on the handlebars, her first time to the East River, five blocks away. 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...MARIJUANA NOTATION by ALLEN GINSBERG ELEGY ON A QUID OF TOBACCO by ROBERT SOUTHEY READ THE SIGNS by CLARENCE MAJOR THE SYNCOPATED CAKEWALK by CLARENCE MAJOR REVELATION AT CAP FERRAT by CLARENCE MAJOR SAND FLESH AND SKY by CLARENCE MAJOR A GUY I KNOW ON 47TH AND COTTAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR AGING TOGETHER by CLARENCE MAJOR |
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