Centipede Poem by M.J. Lemon

Centipede

Rating: 5.0


Once upon a time
I saw a centipede
in a urinal

a heart of glass
a heart of stone

or a pericardium
that just might
bleed?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kevin Patrick 17 February 2023

This is what a poets mind is a garden in which imagination grows fruits of ideas. People see a centipede in a bathroom and ignore it, or kill it. yet a poet sees something more profound. I love this so much, thanks M.J.

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M.J. Lemon 22 February 2023

Thank you so much, Kevin. Or, I suspect, many people would choose to see absolutely nothing.

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A different look at life. A centipede's venomous heart also should have an enveloping pericardium that can bleed. Whether it is of glass or of stone, it has to beat.. nice one 5*

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M.J. Lemon 22 February 2023

Tiny but beating! Thank you, Unnikrishnan.

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Rob Lamberton 17 February 2023

This poem makes me laugh! 5***** Richard's remarks only strengthens my laughter.

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M.J. Lemon 22 February 2023

Thank you, Rob. The actual encounter also did catch me off guard.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 17 February 2023

Nothing more to add. I totally agree with what esteemed poetess Susan has stated here!

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M.J. Lemon 22 February 2023

Many thanks, Dillip. Thank you so much for reading.

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Susan Williams 17 February 2023

yes, even a lowly centipede has a heart that breaks-- M.J., you have such a novel way of looking at life and I thank you for sharing that with us--you enlarge our horizons--a thousand stars

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M.J. Lemon 22 February 2023

Many thanks, Susan. And I hope your horse is making a full recovery.

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