Poetry: Text by Carol Ann Duffy

books poetry lit February 23, 2015 Comments: 9

I tend the mobile now
like an injured bird.

We text, text, text
our significant words.

I re-read your first,
your second, your third,

look for your small xx,
feeling absurd.

The codes we send
arrive with a broken chord.

I try to picture your hands,
their image is blurred.

Nothing my thumbs press
will ever be heard.

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9 thoughts on “Poetry: Text by Carol Ann Duffy”

  1. Top Poems for Middle School Students - Mrs. Nelson Teaches March 18, 2022 at 12:26 pm Reply

    […] “Text” by Carol Ann […]

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    yourmama November 2, 2023 at 11:56 am Reply

    fuck

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      oskar April 28, 2025 at 10:28 am Reply

      u my friend are a jerk for saying that in front of me a little kid

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        charlie June 2, 2025 at 12:10 pm

        u shouldn’t say ur age online just so yk

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    bigbadsicario April 15, 2025 at 12:56 pm Reply

    no lives matter

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    miles April 28, 2025 at 10:22 am Reply

    what up gamal

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    oskar April 28, 2025 at 10:24 am Reply

    i am good unlike miles

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    miles April 28, 2025 at 10:27 am Reply

    shut up

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      oskar April 28, 2025 at 10:30 am Reply

      nah

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