Tic
talking to her I play with the hole in my coat
Erasure haiku derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 27 January 1659/60. (See the original erasure.)
Dave Bonta
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talking to her I play with the hole in my coat
Erasure haiku derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 27 January 1659/60. (See the original erasure.)
In just three short lines, the poem catches a small, awkward moment: someone is speaking to a woman and, while they do, their fingers wander to a hole in their coat. The title, "Tic," suggests a nervous habit, something the body does without being asked.
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