What I like about the second one is how varied the interpretations can be: it might be running into a former love, it might just be a sign of aging (or of an overabundance of life experience).
Shushu, I think I've told you when I realized Brautigan was a real poet: when Miss K tried to quote "fuck me like fried potatoes on the most beautifully hungry morning in my goddam life" and changed it to "fuck me like mashed potatoes. . . "
I love the second one and how it's not clear if you were looking right at the person or trying to conjure him/her up in your mind. Or maybe neither?
ReplyDeleteI love the poignancy and surprise of the second one. It made me reach for "Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork," my favorite Brautigan.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about the second one is how varied the interpretations can be: it might be running into a former love, it might just be a sign of aging (or of an overabundance of life experience).
ReplyDeleteShushu, I think I've told you when I realized Brautigan was a real poet: when Miss K tried to quote "fuck me like fried potatoes on the most beautifully hungry morning in my goddam life" and changed it to "fuck me like mashed potatoes. . . "
I absolutely remember! That was a fun Thanksgiving, poetry-off and all . . .
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