White Man’s Overbite
He was a god below the neck,if you gently overlook
the overbite that used to peck.
Lip-scarred in a Navy wreck,
front teeth like a grappling hook,
he was a god below the neck.
His kisses perforated heck,
ubiquitous bewildered look,
the overbite that used to peck.
Bow-tied lisp we can't forget,
he only stood five odd foot.
He was a god below the neck,
elevator shoes danced on deck,
stepstool or telephone book,
the overbite that used to peck.
Smoked too many cigarettes,
sadly, one lone Oscar took.
He was a god below the neck,
the overbite that used to peck.
Tess Kincaid
August, 2010
Okay. I admit it. I am a Tenth Daughter virgin. This is my very first time participating in The Tenth Daughter of Memory. The instructions this time around were to write something inspired from the phrase "below the neck". This great blog is not new, but it's new to me, so hop on over and check it out! I found the origin of the unique blog name particularly interesting. It's also my virgin attempt at a crazy villanelle poetic form, which ended up being a lot of fun, actually.
I love-love Humphrey Bogart. He truly is one of my film noir favorites. But, in every kissing scene, I cringe when he comes at the leading lady with that can-opener-mouth of his. They say he had to stand on risers in the scenes to kiss Lauren Bacall and Ingrid Bergman. Cute.
August, 2010
Okay. I admit it. I am a Tenth Daughter virgin. This is my very first time participating in The Tenth Daughter of Memory. The instructions this time around were to write something inspired from the phrase "below the neck". This great blog is not new, but it's new to me, so hop on over and check it out! I found the origin of the unique blog name particularly interesting. It's also my virgin attempt at a crazy villanelle poetic form, which ended up being a lot of fun, actually.
I love-love Humphrey Bogart. He truly is one of my film noir favorites. But, in every kissing scene, I cringe when he comes at the leading lady with that can-opener-mouth of his. They say he had to stand on risers in the scenes to kiss Lauren Bacall and Ingrid Bergman. Cute.
