{"sf1_id":1179901,"sf2_id":"rn67Dv01","title":"*Poem* I Have to Start This Way","author":"Glycanthrope","words":210,"posted_at":"2017-05-12T21:06:00.000Z","tags":["Clean","Free-Form","Poem","Poetry","SFW"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1179901-poem-i-have-to-start-this-way","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn67Dv01","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/35/ee/35eeaefe-3e35-4983-8286-0176f2d39424","description":"#12 of Poetry","content":"I HAVE TO START THIS WAY\n\nSO THE SENTENCE DOESN'T RUN ON\n\nOR ESCAPE\n\n(FROM HERE) AND FLY INTO YOUR EYES OR TURN AROUND AND ERASE ITSELF\n\nOR FALL RIGHT THROUGH (LIKE HERE) AND CONTINUE ON THE BACK OF THE PAGE\n\nOR IN EIGHT YEARS.\n\nBUT ONLY THE BACK OF THE HANDS\n\nARE SUFFICIENTLY TRUSTWORTHY\n\nTHE EARS? NO\n\nTHE HEELS? TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.\n\nTHE HAIR? NO, IT GROWS OUT AND OUT AND INTO BOXES\n\nTHE VIEW? I WOULD ENJOY IT MORE IF SOMEONE WAS HERE WITH ME\n\n-AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER\n\nI HAVE TO START THIS WAY\n\nYOU CROSSED THE RIVER ON HORSEBACK\n\nTELL ME ABOUT **THAT**\n\nYOU BOUGHT TWENTY SMOKES AND A TIN OF SNOW\n\nTELL ME ABOUT **THAT**\n\nYOU PASSED AN OLD WATCHTOWER AND A PILE OF WET ROCKS\n\nWHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT\n\nBUT YOU DIDN'T\n\nYOU ONLY SANG ABOUT HOW LONELY YOU\n\nAND I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO HEAR IT\n\nYOU TOOK TWO STEPS BACK AND THREE STEPS TOWARDS\n\nAND ENDED RIGHT HERE IN THE SUN\n\nNOW THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KNOW\n\nYOU SPENT YOUR LAST STRENGTH REACHING THIS PLACE\n\nYOU MUST BE TIRED NOW\n\nBUT IT WOULDN'T BE MY POEM, SO HELLO TO YOU\n\nTHIS IS THE FIRST LINE\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn97KY5e","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1182298-poem-just-now.json"}}