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@poeming-specterofstine-firstdate
October 31: I don’t know what I thought I was doing, being scared
I’m going to go back to everything be so alone, so weird, so suddenly bright
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 164 in the source text (including title).]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 31 2022.
October 30: Put up with it
wide awake in his sweatshirt it looks like it should be soft and comfy, but it isn’t I’ll have to put up with it for love
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 147 to 164 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 30 2022.
October 29: A big night for staring, so fluttery nervous
she decided she loved the way he could see her be awkward and still be in the mood
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 71 to 72 (title) and pages 64 to 69 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 29 2022.
October 28: The combination lock
his smile his shoulders his throat
all a path to trouble
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 59 (title) and pages 60 to 65 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 28 2022.
October 27: Everything’s going to be a ‘condition’
every heart an envelope with a helpless voice in it
or a heavy blanket accompanied by a burst of cold air
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 35 (title) and pages 30 to 38 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 27 2022.
October 26: I hate corduroy
I hate corduroy tightening, smothering impatient all over, until it became a blur
it was a crime, corduroy
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 36 to 39 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 26 2022.
October 25: Having a conversation swagger made her wear
too many jokes challenging her to know the signal, making her uncomfortable with her mouth open, tongue-tied
she would say the things she had planned or be embarrassed for life
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 24 to 25 (title) and pages 26 to 31 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 25 2022.
October 24: Worse than her expression was the week or two before
a stray dog at home, you move a lot, crunching over chance
you blushed at the question, but it’s hard to keep the conversation going without it
reach the burn, then reach for secrets; protest enjoying it
now your confession a whisper bursting the living room into storm
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 69 to 71 (title) and pages 57 to 68 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 24 2022.
October 23: Eulogy for father
leave questions to step into to collapse against and act tough
close up, as she had seen her father do
he’d push hard, bounce back open worse than I do, a sense of humor from winter, bare and bitter
I’m cold enough to snow and I feel a thousand pounds lighter this way
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 51 to 64 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 23 2022.
October 22: Our first date
newfound boldness was the smell of french fries
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 102 (title) and page 103 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 22 2022.
October 21: Things that supposedly happened here
she had decided not to cooperate not even a bit
a smile burst across her face her cheeks didn’t want to keep our secret
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 92 (title) and pages 97 to 99 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 21 2022.
October 20: Such a good life
just enough time to laugh a bit too loud and wear something a little daring
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 87 (title) and pages 89 to 90 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 20 2022.
October 19: A romantic walk
she could see a smile cross his face and follow her
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 91 to 92 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 19 2022.
October 18: A fantasy steady in the night
listen to her story, house empty except for night
squeeze his hand, ready and waiting to figure out that they were right, this time
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 141 (title) and pages 131 to 132 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 18 2022.
October 17: You know how it works
only love can pick up the broken dishes of time
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 108 to 109 (title) and pages 111 to 116 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 17 2022.
October 16: Playing unsteady won’t be too hard
all the lights were open wounds
click off the lights— heart still pounding
[This is a found poem made of words located on page 122 (title) and pages 125 to 129 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 16 2022.
October 15: How to reply to sparks
the story got crowded, concentrating on his hands
she could feel love grow hot, carrying an armload of expressions
persuading the time to turn down if she lost her place again
[This is a found poem made of words located on pages 114 to 115 (title) and pages 115 to 117 in the source text.]
Source text: Stine, R.L. First Date. 1992. October 15 2022.