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My tongue took me to dinner. I eat, let it dance as always.
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Wednesday 27 November 1661.
Dave Bonta
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My tongue took me to dinner. I eat, let it dance as always.
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Wednesday 27 November 1661.
The poem turns a familiar bit of everyday life into something playful and a little strange. The speaker says their tongue "took me to dinner," as if the tongue were a separate companion who has invited them out. The speaker is the guest, not the host.
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