February 28, 2013

Party Favor

By Tony Brown

He announces that
he can stick a knife
in an eye
from across the room

and thus disturbs
the party’s universe
of care and laughter
three times:

first when all realize
he means it; second when
all realize he 
has, somehow, probably

practiced; third,
when all realize that
someone known to all,
someone allowed in this universe,

is the type of man
who not only thinks of knives,
throwing, and eyes in one sequence —
after all, they all do that —

but who has taken the pains
to ensure that the thought
is no longer secret, but, in fact,
potentially actionable.

 

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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4 responses to “Party Favor”

  • Kyle's avatar Kyle
    March 9th, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    Tony, I clicked over to your blog from GP, and have spent the better part of my morning reading and thoroughly enjoying. I really loved this piece, and how it put me on edge. Like the previous comment and the people at the party, I was totally unsure how to feel about this moment!

    Kyle.

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  • Christine Comeau's avatar Christine Comeau
    February 28th, 2013 at 7:24 am

    I am not sure what the official tone of this was supposed to be….but I found it really funny until the very end when I realized actually this event could have been a bit disturbing…though truth be know I still couldn’t quite remove the smile on my face. The wording and phrasing are brilliantly written…I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

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