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New Poem: Autobiography

15 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by craighopton in My Poems

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autobiography, British, brother, Christian, conception, dimple, ear-lobes, English, ethnicity, European, eyes, father, foe, friend, gender, hair, husband, left-handed, living thing, male, mammal, Me, nose, poem, poetry, primate, relationships, sex, sinner, smile, son, toes, tongue, white

Male.
(Sex not gender.)

Twenty-nine years and eight months.
(Since conception.)

Blue-eyed; brown-haired; left-handed;
Lobes on ears; can’t touch nose with tongue;
Second toes longer than big toes;
Dimple;
Asymmetric smile.

White.
I mean – pinky-peachy-creamy-coloured.

Husband; father; brother; son;
Friend.
Foe?

English; British; Europ…
No –
Person; primate; mammal; living thing.

Christian.
(Sinner.)

13.77 billion years from when it all started.
Indeterminate years until it all ends.

Craig
(Me.)

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