Monday, July 03, 2006

Silverfish

only a sort of shell is left
lying askew on the tenth line
of the yellowing page.
poor old silverfish
i remember when i
shut the book on you,
just to see if
i could hear
the squelch.
i couldn't.

x

11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

really? thank God! I have neither shell, nor am I a fish! Hallejulah!
shelob

2:43 pm

 
Blogger Houseowner said...

nope! :) just fiction! :)

cheers!
r

2:55 pm

 
Blogger gP said...

very very focused, but tells of something bigger.

6:13 pm

 
Blogger Houseowner said...

gp,

here, the devil's not just in the detail.... yes, it's much more...

cheers!
r

8:28 pm

 
Blogger Unknown said...

:(

Nicely written

12:38 pm

 
Blogger Houseowner said...

wa,

aye. :(

thanks, though.

cheerS!
r

1:53 pm

 
Blogger ammani said...

very nice. very terse. i like

2:24 pm

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

its nice and all that but it really hurt. And here was me thinking you wouldn't even hurt a fly! say, from when have you changed your spots? ;)

4:27 pm

 
Blogger Houseowner said...

ammani,

thnks! :)

ravi,

this is the second such accusation! mebe i should have had a disclaimer... its just fiction... wdnt do that. no. :)

cheers!
r

5:12 pm

 
Blogger Shammi said...

I like this one, Rums - a very concise word-picture. But...an ode to a silverfish, of all things? :D Oh well - better one to a silverfish than a cockroach!

8:14 am

 
Blogger Foobar said...

Hey Sorry but I dont understand this at all. What is it trying to say ? Please help the layman

9:22 pm

 

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