BREAD KNIFE,
BONING KNIFE,
CARVING KNIFE,
CHEF'S KNIFE.
PARING OR CORING,
SWITCHBLADE OR JACKKNIFE.
ALL HAVE ATTRIBUTES,
SOME SHARED WITH ME.
THEY ARE
TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL,
AND
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT.
SOME
CUT TO
THE QUICK.
SOME LAY
OPEN
FEAR.
SOME STAB
IN THE BACK.
BUT ARE
MADE
TOUGH
BY HEATING.
SOME TEMPER,
MAKE TOUGHER,
REMOVE ANY STRESS.
SOME FORGE
BY HEATING
AND SHAPE WHILE
HOT.
SERRATED,
BLUNT,
SHARP POINTS, (JUST POINTS!).
SWITCHBLADE
SPRINGS OUT
WHEN
MY
BUTTONS
ARE
PUSHED.
IN THE NEXT WORLD
THE DEAD
ARE DEFENSELESS
WITHOUT.
IF GIVEN
AS GIFT
THE
RELATIONSHIP'S
SEVERED.
DON'T OPEN
THE
PACKAGE
(UNLESS IT'S)
THE END.
I FORGIVE
YOU
FOR
NOT
FORGIVING
ME!
(UNLESS IT'S)
THE END.
KNIVES DON'T LIE!
HERE...OR HERE? YOUR CHOICE!
This is clever, I really enjoyed reading it! My favorite part: "switch blade springs out when my buttons are pushed"
ReplyDeletehmm..intriguing look at the atrributes of knives...and how alike we may be...smiles.
ReplyDeleteLove the way you have taken Willow's photo and presented us with so many of the knife's functions. In doing so, you have given it mysterious properties ... nice writing.
ReplyDeleteExcellent - there are so many types of knives with multitudes of uses. I like your poem.
ReplyDelete"switchblade springs out when my buttons are pushed"
ReplyDeleteain't that the truth?!
great MP
My fave is
ReplyDelete"SWITCHBLADE SPRINGS OUT WHEN MY BUTTONS ARE PUSHED"!
Yes, some chilling attributes of the knife. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI like how you contrast the functions of the knife. As a utility or as a weapon. It is both practical and sinister. You communicated that well. A knife really is quite an incredible invention when you think about it.
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