Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, YOUNG BULL, by JAMES HARRISON


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First Line: This bronze ring punctures
Last Line: Against the slats wanting to murder me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Anger; Bulls; Pity; Strength


This bronze ring punctures
the flesh of your nose,
the wound is fresh
and you nuzzle the itch
against a fence post.
Your testicles are fat and heavy
and sway when you shake off flies;
the chickens scratch about your feet
but you do not notice them.

Through lunch I pitied
you from the kitchen window --
the heat, pained fluid of August --
but when I came with cold water
and feed, you bellowed and heaved
against the slats wanting to murder me.





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