{"id":40451,"date":"2011-08-26T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T12:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/?p=40451"},"modified":"2011-08-26T12:41:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T12:41:31","slug":"like-milk-richard-barrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/like-milk-richard-barrett\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Richard Barrett.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like Milk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a message saying \u2018the bill does not achieve anything, I said<br \/>\nwith this plan you get I hope, you at least partially, you agree<\/p>\n<p>with how bad it is believed that the bill in a way should to read minds<br \/>\nso that&#8217;s you then me, because now boredom is appropriate<\/p>\n<p>to what is just      I say, in fact<br \/>\ntell me you do not think there is too much when I&#8217;m better than the story about the Bill. &amp;the expression of<br \/>\nwith your marital relationship at the end of the story, it confuses me<br \/>\nyet I wasn&#8217;t to know too much about religion, I thought<br \/>\nthey both had guilt though, so I said adultery and I was impressed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>what kind of thing to do though I thought \/&amp; it would be terrible to lead to it<br \/>\nlike that through negative family &amp; friends. I said, fleetingest, the attraction<br \/>\nwas in fact, Then, told me it was this, of course \u2013<br \/>\nthe point of speech, freedom<br \/>\nof the innocent and of the naive,  or just channels &#8211; Maybe. you play with me?<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>Not interpretable by extra-marital sex<br \/>\nOr my thinking, persons<br \/>\nAre are, are, are gone now<\/p>\n<p>which happens sometime, so<\/p>\n<p>\u2018no, display<br \/>\nOur attractive imagined boredom,<\/p>\n<p>at our meal here, even<\/p>\n<p>knowing at least how we ostracised that boredom<\/p>\n<p>yet<br \/>\nMaybe good words could, I think, counteract the temptation of<br \/>\nfleetingest (of temptation) which some say expression doesn&#8217;t do thanks,<\/p>\n<p>not for you<br \/>\nnor<br \/>\n\/me<\/p>\n<p>suggesting, obviously<\/p>\n<p>I think whatever this innocence of will might I might think I know but in everything I start, they see intent , I think, saying, the looks just developed that way<br \/>\n&amp; telling<\/p>\n<p>Whatever<\/p>\n<p>the family just knew Tho  it was a necessary game (and<\/p>\n<p>few wouldn&#8217;t<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>As, You do not I did not expect to What you do \/ I think it should, but they do not though, something \u2013 I really can&#8217;t believe &#8211; I never once thought about the letter &#8211; I think, you could eat my head if you wanted to \u2013  However, Frankly, Things can still happen. frankly, I know, I think, because I studied the problem alone, just to try to think where you can download it in reality<\/p>\n<p>and not only that I did not mention in my brain what can happen<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>Different sizes of last week and our desire, you suspect<br \/>\nand whether you like friends and I know that. I&#8217;m happy I think<br \/>\nwith the cooperation &#8211; I think. was the game that I found from you<br \/>\nso put doubt in with the partner: to see me happy but. and surprised<br \/>\non two things. And (a) free coffee &#8211; there is something about such behavior<br \/>\nand last weeks plan It seems to say therefore (b) so From the above &#8211;<br \/>\ngive it to me and give me the series! or anyway I mean close to friendship<br \/>\nto love to pieces is it? \u2018I do not seriously think I&#8217;ll consider any romantic thoughts about you&#8217;, with, want it or \u2018us&#8217; though. You have been different<br \/>\nAnd frankly, What you know this &#8220;God&#8221; failure makes me learn about coffee &#8211;<br \/>\nand the history of food, I say, it&#8217;s amazing to me but then I would say that<br \/>\nand I just hope it&#8217;s great (the \u201ccoffee&#8221;, that!) more, maybe too, maybe they made a start to get close to the truth of things in the middle tho&#8217; &#8211; sort of<br \/>\nto say they are all waiting for you. I want to say that I&#8217;m in serious and so<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll say one way or another in my office every morning and then head down<br \/>\ntho&#8217; only once last week the name came (and it was Christina we found out) and we started talking early. we said &#8211; about the possibility of romance and This Introduction came early one morning (I think it was a caf \u00e9 that Tuesday)<br \/>\nwhich was, or was it not really very busy, hey? mmmmm?<\/p>\n<p>so I just use the 241 offers now for the dining room<br \/>\nat high noon &amp;,  the first  reason keeping me going<br \/>\nlike how you say you are a cup we share. Tuesdays<br \/>\n&amp; I would like us to discover a large cup of coffee is<br \/>\nas humorous as Christina thinks maybe and maybe<br \/>\nis as personally surprising I think, as I think this was<br \/>\nto Christina. with ideas to reduce my opinion further.<br \/>\nBut not you! who told me \u2018write that report&#8217;  I started<br \/>\nto Even as a day is his personality &amp; like that coffee<br \/>\nthat you say And &#8220;and why would it be better not to?<br \/>\nBut It seems to show that you can try to spot the ridiculous but, The more<br \/>\nthe more you talk gives me ideas about what might be  appropriate or not to a message of sorts, and maybe I think I really can think about writing the report<br \/>\nnot as it was<br \/>\nbut: as some idea<br \/>\na great idea. speaking. and<br \/>\nand for itself is and is not known<br \/>\nat the start of the day<br \/>\nthat is really not known<br \/>\nas<br \/>\nwhether real or<br \/>\ntogether.<br \/>\n(As<br \/>\ninto me as into you, was I<br \/>\nand I came in March \u2013<\/p>\n<p>I got no answer at first<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>And anyone can now see their research<br \/>\nand you can too. their research (at least<br \/>\nis recommended and it is very sensitive<br \/>\nI tell you<br \/>\nthough not for all people,<\/p>\n<p>asking Their stupid questions.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re impressive I think and<br \/>\nTolerant of religious symbols<br \/>\n(which I want to share, maybe Surprisingly hey?<br \/>\nthough my British passport does not want the attention today,<br \/>\nneither The knowledge of how bad dinner was<\/p>\n<p>You cannot do anything with that strange concoction my friend.<br \/>\nI tell you<br \/>\nIt was academic. and research of a nature very highly regarded<br \/>\nI tell you<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; but hey! my thoughts were wrong!<\/p>\n<p>and her interest in this damn office amazes me still.<\/p>\n<p>and is off to me.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>and to use myself. and The smiles and words in his mouth<br \/>\nSmile of confusion I ask, of all things &#8211; very Interestingly<br \/>\nand surprised. but if not surprised Again,, then for our friends<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; and as can be seen, (the director also was<br \/>\ninto the idea that he was able to see the new house<br \/>\nbut without moving, (and other types of inertia you do not use often)<br \/>\n-you remember, I think &#8211; He shouted an answer at us about being busy<br \/>\nfrom that place which will always remain unclear.<br \/>\nCharging in advance: very, very angry.<br \/>\nand surprised,<\/p>\n<p>he said remember such transports and give and listen as well,<br \/>\nas I can not talk now, but he can. and anytime, I hope &#8211;<br \/>\nand on Saturday. talk is the only problem as he says anything<br \/>\nat any time.<\/p>\n<p>Even now though after two days, I think I still have a question.<br \/>\n(what my life and) falsehood, the same question can be said, I said. and<br \/>\nand the next issue will be to determine the next issue, Maybe<br \/>\nsomeone that cares given the importance of the issue, I guess,<br \/>\nI&#8217;m really something,<br \/>\nwhich I can not deny at all!<\/p>\n<p>though Now I think &#8211;<br \/>\nI mean maybe just much caffeine this morning friend,<br \/>\nit seemed to be just a matter of good reason and listening and listening<br \/>\nto feel more than I do),<br \/>\nto speak loudly in front that I am not a man but<br \/>\nI am a High Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>you know so Therefore I feel better.<\/p>\n<p>So I let the recognition that many believe that all difficulties come mixed<br \/>\nbe the height of work \u2013 to say how difficult it is to argue about shy children<br \/>\nto say how difficult it is  At the end of the day now<br \/>\nto argue about military action. &amp; tho&#8217;, Maybe not close enough to others to say<br \/>\nI tried last night<br \/>\nand It is still difficult in respect of the strange,<br \/>\nbut that is good \u2013<\/p>\n<p>if the child is a member of the Bureau on the day of anguish that is good.<br \/>\nyes, Children will be fascinated.<\/p>\n<p>if you want, when you want a poem for children in some sectors and outputs<br \/>\n&#8220;I feel this is not clear to me&#8221;, but this could be a very startling document.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>and the, then, best of England.<\/p>\n<p>the close third question then was<br \/>\nheard \u2013 But, in truth<\/p>\n<p>the third heard there was<br \/>\na stink horse<\/p>\n<p>that wouldn&#8217;t come today<\/p>\n<p>And, and, and Anyway<br \/>\nthe seating-plan<br \/>\nwas just bloody bad in there<br \/>\nin that v. important place of our bosses<\/p>\n<p>so you haven&#8217;t anything new I think now,<br \/>\nfriend<br \/>\nin desk stuff or else in<\/p>\n<p>\u2018stuff in the desk&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>without reason, it was a great day, two days before<br \/>\nBut now I think I have a pain in the ass \/To which they say, &#8220;enjoy it<br \/>\nthe peace Once you have the rest of the week, and the losses<br \/>\nor alternative used, except though<br \/>\npersonally, I do not<\/p>\n<p>when losses it seems, were more or less limited \u2013  as later learned<br \/>\nas told<br \/>\nas I was told (as told then)         something personal they wanted<br \/>\nsomething<br \/>\nvery, very personal<\/p>\n<p>I think if I was meeting you then, set the time friend and assemble<br \/>\nour friend said<br \/>\nand um, yes, I agree<\/p>\n<p>So I asked our friend what you thought in the past about capital<br \/>\nand flexible hours, whilst working<br \/>\ncoz, at the end of flexibility<br \/>\nthose leaders<br \/>\nplus their representatives<\/p>\n<p>they care lots about statistics<\/p>\n<p>(much truth is in that statement)<\/p>\n<p>and in their using their Wi-Fi there, then<br \/>\nwhen they came back (just the briefest return)<\/p>\n<p>to read, I think,<br \/>\nenjoying the peace<br \/>\nthinks if I were to chat<br \/>\nthinks<br \/>\nabout statistics in the past<br \/>\njust yesterday even, and now<br \/>\nand the issues<br \/>\nthe most important aspect of which being<br \/>\nthis particular issue<br \/>\nnot other related issues<br \/>\nyou might feel good eh, mmm?<\/p>\n<p>Tho&#8217; At the same time \u2013<\/p>\n<p>considering the daily two hours of boredom this week<br \/>\nit is to be hoped for, we are hoping, that<br \/>\nOnce you have found the rest of the week<br \/>\nThis will be the week this week and next week, well<br \/>\nYou never know but  &#8211;  without a thorough inventory<br \/>\nI think the full significance of what he says will remain unclear<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/Inventory or no<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>Are you high? &#8211; the good looking<br \/>\nnot so good looking partner in front said.<\/p>\n<p>all fair and all that Is right, And beautiful, I think<br \/>\nContained \/ which,<br \/>\nwhen you say it \u2013<br \/>\nis more a marriage on its own I think. and so, not welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>but<br \/>\nleaving that aside\u2013<\/p>\n<p>the question that Diane called me on,<\/p>\n<p>it is beautiful and I say you&#8217;re beautiful too &#8211; !<br \/>\nlooking like a very winning combination.<\/p>\n<p>However &#8230; issues \u2013!<br \/>\nissues are not good.  Issues are not welcome here \u2013 !<br \/>\nthough \u2013<br \/>\nissues are still something that I can ask you to think about<br \/>\n(though, not all of us)<\/p>\n<p>The issues are, I think<\/p>\n<p>my eyes are too big,<br \/>\ntoo:        No matter when I go<br \/>\nAs, somewhere,<br \/>\nit looks as if frozen<br \/>\nand desperately trying to hang onto body temperature.<br \/>\nas if aware of the height (and length, etc.).<br \/>\n\u2013 as if you are too worried about accidentally rubbed limbs.<\/p>\n<p>My feeling is that you, I think,<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re still very uncomfortable<\/p>\n<p>yes, I am little better than before unfortunately.<br \/>\nBut now actually am very comfortable in my body, thank you &#8211; which,<br \/>\nlike a sentence,<br \/>\nwith such symmetry pleasant to the eyes<br \/>\nis not dull<\/p>\n<p>I look at something, and item \/ s naturally disappear<\/p>\n<p>And I know that is not appropriate, but, to be honest.<br \/>\nIt has to do with people who look to be one of those smarter than you look,<br \/>\nor &#8220;Barbie&#8221;<br \/>\nthough, If you have a bad foot<\/p>\n<p>complain About it<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>Especially for you, too \/ that<br \/>\nEspecially for that idea about, I think<br \/>\nI believe, with the consent of the head scarf<\/p>\n<p>which is my choice          &#8211; to be honest<\/p>\n<p>and thinking about what it&#8217;s to do with most<br \/>\nis my own beauty. which seems to be one thing<br \/>\nwhich seems to belong to                        floor-plans like these<br \/>\nand having to do with a look that seems to belong to another of those, like you<br \/>\nBut smarter than you look \u2013 which is my own beauty (I know)<br \/>\nBut having no more idea what people may think than, in other words: honestly, much more than the men &#8211; in the traditional way \u2013  as a partner<br \/>\nwhich was good. and, we&#8217;ll probably get it all soon online and whatnot, I think<br \/>\nAnyway, maybe people charged with this beautiful picture<br \/>\nlooking for a picture                              &#8211; what&#8230; to put it out on display?<br \/>\nI think he loved the music most and most of those songs and those          with the fastest performance. I think he loved me &amp; the intent of the clothes was to<br \/>\ndistract attention away from the body.<br \/>\nso, his view is clear<br \/>\nand it is not charming.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>In addition, you there with your bad foot<\/p>\n<p>if you want, I can switch<br \/>\nfrom left-handed<br \/>\ncan re-learn writing, if you want<br \/>\nwhich may take some time, but \u2013<br \/>\nwhat is left-handed to me, hmm? And writing<br \/>\nthat way<br \/>\nand hair and sun and breathing, eh?<\/p>\n<p>Do you want me to?<\/p>\n<p>your feet pointing to 01:50<br \/>\nreclined, on the settee<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m circling now, for time \u2013 (I love your walk.<br \/>\nAnd, for use-value, too, mine<\/p>\n<p>in a non-fetishistic way)<\/p>\n<p>But this much, I think<br \/>\nlike a tunic- I think<br \/>\n&amp;<br \/>\nmore pants \u2013 !<\/p>\n<p>to distract attention away from<br \/>\nthe clothes is, um, good.<br \/>\nOr something<\/p>\n<p>so, \u2018bye<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nI hope you&#8217;re back soon<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;d be good<\/p>\n<p>if you shot the mom there, on the couch<\/p>\n<p>(I think) because the mother &#8211; And why today I&#8217;m here, I mean<br \/>\nUs both here &#8211; I have to see to some administrative things. In order to<br \/>\nget a day free.<br \/>\nit&#8217;s that simple.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sitting here doing nothing, as you say, often) I&#8217;m working overtime.<br \/>\nlike, The next morning, to and from the site, but &#8211; as the hours until Thursday<br \/>\ngo slow, when<br \/>\nI will see you again \/ I will be very busy.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband is away (and that is why is not present at work,<\/p>\n<p>and by public transport.<br \/>\nwhich you want when you say it but, I organized the hit easily, with no trouble<br \/>\nfrom my office<br \/>\nwhile you worked on your poems &amp;<br \/>\ndid so, &amp; for the whole of last week<br \/>\nand then read the ones he did, Also,<br \/>\nthe small ads in poetry review<\/p>\n<p>yes, I knew The mother would find the magazine useful<\/p>\n<p>so I reminded you to bring it with you last week, as a fan<br \/>\nwho wrote that article on feminism. That was quite popular there<br \/>\nfor a while<\/p>\n<p>so I ran to him early last week,<br \/>\nand I worked on my own poems then, too<br \/>\nand then I read the script<\/p>\n<p>that meant something &#8211; I learned<br \/>\nreading<\/p>\n<p>in the workplace, hmm? I admit it &#8211; I am maybe doing something wrong<\/p>\n<p>though to make me happy<br \/>\nI will leave my husband, &amp; intend to have something to do with, as well<br \/>\nmy parent (mother)<\/p>\n<p>so Let me pull you now.<\/p>\n<p>and quickly.<\/p>\n<p>* *<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/000_0005-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"000_0005\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/000_0005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/000_0005-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Richard Barrett<\/strong> lives and works in Salford. His most recent publications are <em>A Big Apple<\/em> (Knives Forks and Spoons Press) and <em>#<\/em> (zimZalla Avant Objects). With Simon Howard he co-edits the innovative poetry magazine and press <em>Department<\/em>. With Stephen Emmerson he co-organises the poetry workshop WFN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/000_0005-150x150.jpg\" align=\"right\" border=\"solid black 1px\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/> if you want, I can switch<br \/>\n                              from left-handed<br \/>\ncan re-learn writing, if you want<br \/>\n which may take some time, but \u2014<br \/>\nwhat is left-handed to me, hmm? And writing<br \/>\n                                              that way<br \/>\n  and hair and sun and breathing, eh?<br \/>\n      Do you want me to?<br \/>\nyour feet pointing to 01:50<br \/>\n    reclined, on the settee<br \/>\n  I&#8217;m circling now, for time \u2014 (I love your walk.<br \/>\n And, for use-value, too, mine<br \/>\nin a non-fetishistic way)<\/p>\n<p>By <strong> Richard Barrett.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}