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Poems - The Interrogation
| | The Interrogationby Ramonez
Arms folded,
a frayed, red X over her chest,
the girl squints slivers of almond
and gawks at the investigating officer
who leans forward,
ostensibly hiding her breath
within hidden chambers of dilated irides;
anticipation forces a cheap ballpoint to crack between her teeth
when the door slams.
A tree of a man enters,
the echo of his heavy footsteps
thuds and vibrates shivers through the haze,
a suffocating web
composed of nicotine-stained secrets
that drapes over his head like a soiled burqa
where he takes his place at the table, hands in his lap.
A shuffle of feet
like a mischief of mice
scurrying for cover under the table
when a thick needle punctures the suspect’s upper thigh;
her leg goes cold,
like a piece of ham, she mumbles.
The poison elongates its brutal feelers;
veins pop out on her forehead and cheeks,
bamboo wrists
and chopsticks fingers
slam onto the metal table surface
that shakes in waves of liquid chrome.
The walls sweat
and look sinister in grey
as they move in closer menacingly
underneath the ceiling fan that’s causing a storm.
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Zbird on Friday, March 16, 2012 (13:01:54) |
powerful and poignant write! that last verse packs a heck of a punch! love the line the walls sweat... awesome!
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Ramonez on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (01:34:42) |
Thank you, Zbird. Appreciate the comment.
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Re: The Interrogation
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by maryanns on Friday, March 16, 2012 (21:04:25) |
Oh so vulnerable, at the mercy of her occupation... such it is everywhere, to varying degrees. I would not have wanted to be even a fly in that room. Well done, Ramon. Best wishes, Mary Ann
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Ramonez on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (01:35:09) |
Thank you, Mary Anne.
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Re: The Interrogation
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by graphitegirl on Friday, March 16, 2012 (21:50:52) |
More, more, more...deliciously sinister!
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Ramonez on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (01:36:08) |
I was actually thinking of writing a sequel, G-girl but thought better of it. I like the way the reader has to imagine the rest.
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Re: The Interrogation
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by badmalthus on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (00:21:58) |
A bruising wonderful piece of poetry Ramon.
Cheers...Harry
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Ramonez on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (01:36:53) |
Cheerios, Harry. How are you doing, mate? Flooding? Cyclones?
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Re: The Interrogation
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by ladylori209 on Sunday, March 18, 2012 (16:58:29) |
Nicely brings you into the feel of the interrogation
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Re: The Interrogation
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by Ramonez on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (19:38:14) |
Thanks for the read and comment, ladylori.
Added on: 16-Mar-2012 | Hits: 192 |
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