Life Numerically
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| - | Penned primarily as a respone to [[Yon Milhaus]]' [[Life Alphabetically]], [[Ahmed Capra]]'s ''Life Numerically'' uses similar format but lacks the numerological significance of it's forebear. The increased revolutionary tone is characteristic of Capra's work. | + | Penned primarily as a respone to [[Yon Milhaus]]' [[Life Alphabetically]], [[Ahmed Capra]]'s ''Life Numerically'' (1968) uses a similar format but lacks the numerological significance of it's forebear. The increased revolutionary tone is characteristic of Capra's work from that era. |
| == Life Numerically == | == Life Numerically == | ||
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| ''We Demand:'' | ''We Demand:'' | ||
| - | 1. Give me over to the opened head---again. | + | # Give me over to the opened head---again. |
| - | 2. Give me the heartfelt cake---again. | + | # Give me the heartfelt cake---again. |
| - | 3. Give the runaway speedwagon, dragons of ice. | + | # Give the runaway speedwagon, dragons of ice. |
| - | 4. Give me the oberant pillow, in the chamber of Dorothy. | + | # Give me the oberant pillow, in the chamber of Dorothy. |
| - | 5. Give me the flat elbow, nasty and cursing with scars. | + | # Give me the flat elbow, nasty and cursing with scars. |
| - | 6. Give me on to the sky's implied masturbations. | + | # Give me on to the sky's implied masturbations. |
| - | 7. Give me over to the corks ungainly. | + | # Give me over to the corks ungainly. |
| - | 8. Give me up on the scarf of dawn. | + | # Give me up on the scarf of dawn. |
| - | 9. Give me the shoes on your feet. | + | # Give me the shoes on your feet. |
| - | 10. Give me the hoary-faced gent. | + | # Give me the hoary-faced gent. |
| - | 11. Give me the bulbous retreat. | + | # Give me the bulbous retreat. |
| - | 12. Give me the indigo nightly thrashing. | + | # Give me the indigo nightly thrashing. |
| - | 13. Give me over to the kneecap's outburst. | + | # Give me over to the kneecap's outburst. |
| - | 14. Give me the jumpsuit of desire, all threaded up. | + | # Give me the jumpsuit of desire, all threaded up. |
| - | 15. Give me the uppity wimmin folk. | + | # Give me the uppity wimmin folk. |
| - | 16. Give me the gregarious popneckers. | + | # Give me the gregarious popneckers. |
| - | 17. Give me the egret in soup. | + | # Give me the egret in soup. |
| - | 18. Give me the pinions on wharves, battledecks. | + | # Give me the pinions on wharves, battledecks. |
| - | 19. Give me the Priam with the hair of a babe. | + | # Give me the Priam with the hair of a babe. |
| - | 20. Give me the kidney tone's lament. | + | # Give me the kidney tone's lament. |
| - | 21. Give me the usury of time. | + | # Give me the usury of time. |
| - | 22. Give me over to the pulpit's acrid hue. | + | # Give me over to the pulpit's acrid hue. |
| - | 23. Give me on the high-falutin' tunnel. | + | # Give me on the high-falutin' tunnel. |
| - | 24. Give me the floating glee. | + | # Give me the floating glee. |
| - | 25. Give me the fat You and I. | + | # Give me the fat You and I. |
| - | 26. Give me the pants ill-fitting. | + | # Give me the pants ill-fitting. |
| - | 27. Give me the reticent pancake. | + | # Give me the reticent pancake. |
| == See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Penned primarily as a respone to Yon Milhaus' Life Alphabetically, Ahmed Capra's Life Numerically (1968) uses a similar format but lacks the numerological significance of it's forebear. The increased revolutionary tone is characteristic of Capra's work from that era.
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Life Numerically
We Demand:
- Give me over to the opened head---again.
- Give me the heartfelt cake---again.
- Give the runaway speedwagon, dragons of ice.
- Give me the oberant pillow, in the chamber of Dorothy.
- Give me the flat elbow, nasty and cursing with scars.
- Give me on to the sky's implied masturbations.
- Give me over to the corks ungainly.
- Give me up on the scarf of dawn.
- Give me the shoes on your feet.
- Give me the hoary-faced gent.
- Give me the bulbous retreat.
- Give me the indigo nightly thrashing.
- Give me over to the kneecap's outburst.
- Give me the jumpsuit of desire, all threaded up.
- Give me the uppity wimmin folk.
- Give me the gregarious popneckers.
- Give me the egret in soup.
- Give me the pinions on wharves, battledecks.
- Give me the Priam with the hair of a babe.
- Give me the kidney tone's lament.
- Give me the usury of time.
- Give me over to the pulpit's acrid hue.
- Give me on the high-falutin' tunnel.
- Give me the floating glee.
- Give me the fat You and I.
- Give me the pants ill-fitting.
- Give me the reticent pancake.
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