Dilemma
by Evangeline Paterson
The water that I live in
is full of piranha
and it doesn't do
to have a bleeding heart
in this locality.
Please God
get me out of this water
or give me a shell
or teeth...
Just don't leave me here
with nothing
but the conviction
that piranha
are all God's children too.
Evangeline Paterson
1928—2000
- Grew up in Dublin
- Lived in Scotland and England
- Collections
- A Game of Soldiers,
- Lucifer at the Fair
- What To Do With Your Poems
- Lucifer, with Angels
The water that I live in
is full of piranha
and it doesn't do
to have a bleeding heart
in this locality.
Please God
get me out of this water
or give me a shell
or teeth...
Just don't leave me here
with nothing
but the conviction
that piranha
are all God's children too.
Dilemma by Evangeline Paterson
By Timothy Krell
Dilemma by Evangeline Paterson
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