warp factor 13
by Penny Goring
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13 & a bit
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WARP
ING
he couldn’t get it in
WARP
wasn’t it
meant to slide in easy
with his groan with my sigh
aren’t we meant to ascend
in pleasure spasm
lifted above ourselves
WARPWARP
we’re still us
grounded
fumbling
buzzing on Dab-it-Off stain remover
in some hijacked bed
BUZZ WARP
wasn’t this lark supposed to exalt us
wasn’t this supposed to be easy
it is difficult
very bodily
get your body off me
get your body out of my vicinity
I can’t get you inside you’re too big too blunt
we’re dry flesh
buzzing WARP WARP warping
I said
it’s not like this in the movies
you told me you were 16
I thought you would know how to do it
I thought you would know what to doo
did he say say say 16
we were only only 13
buzzing on dry cleaning fluids
walking away from the disappointing room
leaving blood on the sheets
but the kisses were good
just get a grip on yourself
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13 & a bit
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that blonde in support tights
she knows how to do it
she knows how to let it be done to her
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13 & a bit
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arriving at my party
uninvited
alone and ignored
he
syncopated
unabated
in a shadowed corner
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daylight revealed
a turd
perched
on the Persian carpet
his
massive majestic
solid dark glossy
pragmatic rotund
goodbye
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13 & a bit
WARP
the legendary shit
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For Ian & Julie & Victor & Kings Cross in the rain & the ducks on Hampstead Heath ponds.
Hilarious and true – such an awkward time, perfectly captured. The awareness of an adult, the body of a child. The sense of too much, too soon, too curious, to ready to let innocence be damned – even in its innocence.
you know from the ‘couldn’t get it in’ that this is going to be great.
Loved the ‘get your body out of my vicinity’ and ‘the lark was supposed to exalt us’ perfect word choices as ever.
Marc xx
Sweet, Penny. Very sweet and tender.