HE SAID I AM A BITCH
I EAT LIFE.
IT SLIDES DOWN MY CHIN
AND THE SIDES OF MY MOUTH
BIG, FAT, SWEATY
EATER OF LIFE
I WANT THE WHOLE THING,
THE BIG BITES,
THE MOUTHFULS
I WANT IT PUFFING OUT
MY CHEEKS AND DRIPPING
OFF MY FACE
I WANT IT TO STICK BETWEEN
MY TEETH, AND
CRADLE IN MY TONGUE AND
HANG ON MY
HAIR AND
DROP OFF MY LIPS
TO BE SEEN
MANGLED, CHEWED
DISGUSTING WHEN I TALK
I PULL AND PUNCH
AND SHRED
LIFE UNTIL
IT SHRIEKS
AROUND MY HEAD.
I LOVE THE SOUND.
I WOULD SCARE
THEM TO
DEATH
IF ANYONE EVER
KNEW
ME
THEY WOULD SUFFOCATE.
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About Me
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- Patricia Ryan is a published and produced author, playwright, and poet. She has written two novels, SKYLARK and WAR IN A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, as well as a collection of short stories, CHANGES OF HEART. Patricia’s book, LIVING WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, a personal account, is included in the libraries of the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Historical Society, and the New York Public Library, among others. Her plays have been performed in New York City and are included in the archives of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, and in Poet’s Theater: An Anthology of Recent Works (Ailanthus). Ms. Ryan’s poetry has been published in several poetry magazines and she is the author four poetry chapbooks, all included in the Poets House Collection, one of the most comprehensive poetry libraries in the United States. Her poetry has also been set to music and performed by theater and opera companies. STAR ON FIRE is a new anthology of 50 years of Ms. Ryan’s poetry. Her personal account of 9/11 is published by Doubleday in SEPTEMBER 11: AN ORAL HISTORY. It is included in the World Trade Center Memorial Archives. She lives in New York City.
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