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  emma said
« on: December 07, 2011, 08:26:23 PM » by Tiko Lewis












i want your cock.

i don't have
a cock, dear.

aren't you a man?

yes,
but i'm
black.

what does that mean?

cocks
are generally
red and white;
black men
are brown.

so what do you have?

a pig
foot.

but that's pink!

only
on the
inside.
















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  Re: emma said
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2011, 09:25:38 PM » by grant
I don't know what's happening but I'm laughing and confused and for some reason I'm enjoying it.
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2011, 09:48:40 PM » by Tom Riordan
i want your cock.

i don't have
a cock, dear.

aren't you a man?

yes,
but i'm
black.

what do you mean?

cocks
are generally
red and white;
black men
are brown.

so what do you have?

a pig
foot.

but that's pink!

only
on the
inside.

To me, Tiko, this man makes just the right amount of sense and not-sense to carry his tone and point across--yes, some cocks are red and white, yes, some pigs are black and have black feet. The psychological tone is strong...and then the geek in me also wonders how many of our words do in fact reflect the appearance of the languages forebears...!
On second read, with Bessie Smith singing in the background...that's a good read! Tom

gonna beat Silent to the YouTube:
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2011, 01:40:19 AM » by cherylleverette
pink on the inside, true, that eh?  for all of us I suppose.  forget the outside.  great read, T.

cheryl
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 01:55:13 AM » by Stewart Grant
Tiko--You mention blackness and the word cock in the same poem, a brave move given recent events...

That said I loved this! I'm with Cherly, the pink on the inside sentiment is a powerful one.
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  Re: emma said
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2011, 11:26:40 AM » by Tiko Lewis
Grant,
i enjoyed your report!!
thanks.

Tom,
my man, you are something
else.  i got a real kick out of
the song!!!  glad enjoyed this.

Cheryl,
as they say in the south, welcome
back, hun.  pink is pretty, i'd say.

Stewart,
you know, we all take risks!!!!  thanks,
for the read and comments, sir.



thanks,


tiko
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2011, 05:32:36 PM » by cherylleverette
funny, I never thought it odd or risky to mention those two words in the same poem.  wassup wit dat?  ha.
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2011, 08:16:17 PM » by Tom Riordan
funny, I never thought it odd or risky to mention those two words in the same poem.  wassup wit dat?
We should do like the TV soaps, post a brief weekly summary so those who miss the latest dramas can catch up.
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2011, 08:24:39 PM » by Tiko Lewis
We should do like the TV soaps, post a brief weekly summary so those who miss the latest dramas can catch up.

i want to be
a stunt double!!!!


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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2011, 09:13:48 PM » by Tom Riordan
You got it! And I want to play the short black guy who turns out to secretly be a tall white guy having kinky love affairs with both of his best friend's secretly acey-deucy parents!
Oh, and he turns out to be the heir, too.
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2011, 10:45:05 PM » by Tiko Lewis
Lol!!!!!
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2011, 12:30:05 AM » by cherylleverette
ah!  I see, I see. 
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2011, 07:06:23 AM » by silent lotus
dear Tiko

i think this Emma would have liked your poem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman


silent lotus

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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2011, 11:32:50 PM » by Tom Riordan
to picks. Tom
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  Re: emma said
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2011, 01:17:33 AM » by Tiko Lewis
Silent Lotus,

fascinating!  
as always.

Tom,
Emma is as pleased
as i.  


tiko
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« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2011, 11:55:45 AM » by Lawrence Gladeview
tiko the fleshy conversation here is funny!  interesting to think of how we judge men by their cocks as lovers or as a comment on their gender role as a man - to grow some balls when the man is fluffy and wimpy.  lawrence
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