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Giving Lip

Mahim Maher December 5, 2001

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#13 Posted by apparition on December 7, 2001 12:41:25 am


THEY ACTUALLY MULL ??????????



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#12 Posted by DRUMZ on December 7, 2001 12:41:25 am
``what the hell do you mean....just go ahead and say it in plain English...is that so hard to do?``

You summoned?

The Drumzial interpretation:

``Is it that your lip

stick is redder

when the shades

are pulled

over only two

windows? When there is a forty

against my wrist?

Listless;

my lips

cling to the liquor-

soaked rim.``

-The blocking of her eyes brings new attention to her lips, as duz the fact that he`s pissy drunk (ie bout 2 get freaky).

``I mull

over the pattern

in the DNA

of my

desire.``

-S/he wants to get laid.

I think Mahim is better at this then I...

(Note: there`s a much deeper interpretation to the first verse but ya can`t feed meat to babies- juss playing).



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#11 Posted by aicha on December 7, 2001 12:41:25 am
``When there is a forty against my wrist?``

Could also have menat - a racing pulse - this inspite of the authors clarification but as i didnt have much to do ....



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#10 Posted by ali1 on December 7, 2001 12:41:25 am
Mahim,

What kind of education/background do you expect your readers to have in order to understand what you write?

I sware I don`t have a clue as to what you`re trying to say.... probably its just me. Obviously chowk editors understood your poem and decided to publish it.

How is the contribution to the Pakistani society coming along?



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#9 Posted by saminashah on December 6, 2001 11:07:32 am
Mahim

Nice minimalism. It`s hard to pull off sometimes.

Hope to see more!

regards



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#8 Posted by AAmir on December 6, 2001 11:07:32 am
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#7 Posted by Mahim Maher on December 6, 2001 11:07:32 am
AnNy do write me a letter at TFT.

tft@lhr.comsats.net.pk

thanks.



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#6 Posted by Mahim Maher on December 6, 2001 11:07:32 am
A forty is a large bottle of beer popular with college boys. Vivez Molson Bleu Dry!

Ah, am so fascinated with men and their desire for women.

Glad someone enjoys my Friday Times work. The column is a pleasure to write. I like messing with my readers.

``If you fondle my trigger, don`t blame my gun``

Fiona Apple



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#5 Posted by sac on December 6, 2001 1:28:19 am
Mahim:

I like the thought but am a little concerned with the imagery. Usually one receives if one gives but liquor, lipstick and substances with DNA in abundance are auxillary to the act. May the force be with you......

later

-sac



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#4 Posted by scout on December 6, 2001 1:28:19 am
what the hell do you mean....just go ahead and say it in plain English...is that so hard to do?



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#3 Posted by anNy on December 6, 2001 1:28:19 am
hey-lo mahim,

just today i was thinking id write to the friday times regarding your positively hilarious opening lines to your week..LOL...i think of them and crack up at the oddest times

rgds,

anNy



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#2 Posted by Umer Murtaza on December 6, 2001 1:28:19 am
Ooooookay then. Whatever you say.



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#1 Posted by Ras Siddiqui on December 5, 2001 10:45:27 pm

Desire is never far away from any serious poet.
Some strong symbolism here.

``When there is a forty
against my wrist?``

Need a little help understanding the line above.

Ras


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