On the make
out in society I make myself
a crow’s sandwich among the ladies
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Wednesday 21 October 1668.
Dave Bonta
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out in society I make myself
a crow’s sandwich among the ladies
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Wednesday 21 October 1668.
In just four short lines, Dave Bonta captures the awkwardness of feeling out of place at a social gathering. The speaker goes "out in society" and turns himself into "a crow's sandwich among the ladies." It's a strange, funny image, and it takes a moment to untangle.
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