Monthly Archives: August 2013

Frankie’s Poem

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Die with it in you, he said, and so I did, quiet, the way women should. That ballad they say I sang was never mine.  If they would not let me speak of why I grasped that axe, how could … Continue reading →

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Her god is sunflower yellow; mine laughs

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

for the yellow lady and KB Her god is sunflower yellow, the color space in the spectrum a deity might surf—a god of dandelions and honey, darkening to the amber of petals when they fade. He says, with cynicism, if … Continue reading →

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like a toothache, like herpes

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

If I say I loved you, let me shade it with the metonym a drunk tastes threaded through gin, the orgasm a crackhead lit in his brain once and tries to get back every fucking time he smokes and misses. … Continue reading →

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Number 3 – RAPE: Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on 50 Shades of Gray Hair:
The third and final post in the RAPE:  Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity challenge to join the movement to raise our voices in the fight again Rape and Sexual Assault, as well as lift…

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isis

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

There were 42 pieces of him I found; a jigsaw of flesh to solve piece into piece, or a crazyquilt trimmed and stitched exactly into his pattern. It takes audacity to reassemble a god from what’s dead, and the assurance … Continue reading →

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Number 2 – RAPE: Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on 50 Shades of Gray Hair:
The second in this 3 part series by Susan Daniels and myself for RAPE: Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity. If you missed the first one – Rape Hurts – I hope you view it…

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RAPE: Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on 50 Shades of Gray Hair:
RAPE: Rise Against Punishable Eccentricity The link above will take you to their page…but here is what they ask: 1. Write an article/poem related to Women & Women Empowerment and post in your blog. 2.…

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