|
last rights
ceiling fan whirling and i want a phrase
metonymy is a figure of speech
in which a part can be taken for a whole
she lies fully clothed in bed.
there can’t be any other way. metonymy
works by the contiguity between two concepts
whereas metaphor works by the similarities
she is a pair of shoes in bed
and she is like the Buddha speaking
in figures of speech the audience can understand.
she has given me the last rights and i feel saved
at this late hour. she sits up in bed and says,
“Report this to my superiors: red lust incongruent,
but only in the figurative.”
Thom Dworsky currently lives in near Pittsburgh, PA and he is graduating from National University's MFA
in creative writing program this month. His work has appeared in various publications including the online
poetry journal tinfoildresses.
Email: Thom Dworsky
Return to Table of Contents
|