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Handful Of The Withheld

from Midwater by Purrbot

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HANDFUL OF THE WITHHELD


It felt like you wanted me to stay
Hell, I wanted to stay
Maybe now is not the time...
I walked home almost waiting for you to run after me
I would feel your hand on my shoulder or side
I looked like I was holding something to myself
I suspected—while there was nothing in my hands—
I was holding quite the handful of withheld secrets
Secrets not born of fantasy
But ones maybe as of yet unripe for picking
You were my level
And how I would give them up when you came to harvest
Was I a shallow read?
A vellum sheet over a high-contrasted picture of
White white and black black?

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from Midwater, released June 1, 2005

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Purrbot Portland

Nathan Wade Carter (he/him) is a queer, grey-a, non-binary poet, musician, & artist living in Portland, Oregon. His chapbook is ROYGBIV (Ursus Americanus Press 2017). His poetry can be found in Hobart, Fugue, Gramma Poetry, Poor Claudia, The Fem, & others. He is the editor and founder of SUSAN / The Journal. He writes & performs songs under the name Purrbot. ... more

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