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Present at Your Lobotomy
by Joe McCarthy

Sunday, June 20, 2004
Rated "G" by the Author.

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I was there when they opened you up
your psychology spilled out
like so many colored jelly beans
hitting the floor
bouncing in all directions
except
they were all black

when we first met
you were a rainbow
now I want my rainbow back

the surgeon gathered
your dark candy
into a blue velvet sack
tied closed with gold string
they're your thoughts of me

he said I must hide them
until science discovers a cure
for the loss of love


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Reviewed by Robin Labenberg 10/10/2004
Good Poem and Joe I still love ya!!
Reviewed by Peter Adotey Addo 9/22/2004
This is a wonderful and very creative piece of work.I enjoyed your choice of words.
Thank you for sharing your work
Reviewed by Sandie Angel 8/1/2004
A very creative write indeed! Loved this.

Sandie May Angel
Reviewed by Deirdre Barringer (Reader) 7/3/2004
I thought this was going to be gross with with the word lobotomy in it. But I like your jelly bean imagery, i think the black ones taste the best actually.
Reviewed by jude forese 6/24/2004
this is a intense dissection of emotions ... great imagery!
Reviewed by ya mama (Reader) 6/23/2004
joe this is the best thing i read all day.

you should read the prose poems of Russell Edson, James Tate, Charles Simic. you'll dig them.

wow, keep it up man.
Reviewed by Theresa Koch 6/23/2004
This was quite exceptionally penned!
Reviewed by Janet Caldwell (author) 6/22/2004
This is absolutley my cup of tea, I LOVE poetry like this. Good job Joe.

JC xoxoxo
Reviewed by Rebekah Rosie Lang 6/21/2004
Are we a little DOWN on
ourselves tonight? I hope you are
doing okay this evening! Go see a movie, "Garfield",
it will cheer you up considerably!
It did me!
Becca
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes 6/21/2004
Love jellybean...but then again....some are bitter!!

Like this one!!

Love Tinka
Reviewed by OnepoetGem * 6/21/2004
really enjoyed this Joe, it was really cool. G
Reviewed by Ron (sketchman) Axelson 6/20/2004
Hi Joe, makes me wonder abnout my wife's jelly beans. I don't think she has any. You are the creative one.......
Reviewed by Ronald Hull 6/20/2004
Yes, the metaphor of jelley beans for thoughts, as in "He's lost all his marbles," is very creative.
Reviewed by Lady Peg 6/20/2004
This is a wonderful poem. Very creative.
Reviewed by E T Waldron 6/20/2004
Hey Joe! About time you paid us a visit;-)
Love the poem, very creative love lost scenario
( I see no url at the bottom;-)...
Reviewed by Tami Ryan 6/20/2004
Whoa. This is good stuff, Joe. Thank you.
Reviewed by Kate Clifford 6/20/2004
So sad and very creative. GREAT write!
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