Wednesday, January 23, 2013

'strickly speaking…'--By Sherry Steiner--United States

'strickly speaking…'

strickly speaking
he viewed himself
as
a 1930's pope
a rock & roll star
and
a bank clerk
all rolled into one.
distortions abound.
finding solace in
freeze frame shots
while
shaping facts in
a high speed blur
he resisted
39 autograph seekers.
thinking in 72 beats per minute
cabdrivers
took turns
passing him by...

Learn more about Sherry Steiner at www.sherrysteiner.com

2 comments:

  1. Thank you Jack Horne for the following comment--

    Interesting write with a nice twist at the end.

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  2. Thank you, Sherry and Jack, for being a part of Whispers. You are both talented writers.

    Karen

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