Carnal knowledge
in bed desirous to perform we perform
entering a book I read a rough draft of my mind
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 24 January 1663/64.
Dave Bonta
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in bed desirous to perform we perform
entering a book I read a rough draft of my mind
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Sunday 24 January 1663/64.
Two short pieces sit side by side here, and the title ties them together. "Carnal knowledge" usually means sex, but it also hints at knowing something through the body. The first part is quietly funny: in bed, the speaker wants to perform, and then they do.
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