Thursday 30 October 2008

Withhold

WITHHOLD

verb
1.To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving back to its owner.
2.To keep (information, etc.) to oneself rather than revealing.
3.To retain or keep back; not to grant.



I’d like to withhold the idea of life
Like a tulip on canvas
Rather than die in a vase
With tortured poses
Too elegant to be healthy.

4 comments:

Rachel Green said...

Love the 'tortured poses'

Rachel Green said...

'tortured posies?'

Tess Kincaid said...

I love the last bit, "too elegant to be healthy".

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