"The words slid from my brain, and knotted in my stomach."
— Packer, ZZ (b. 1973)
Author
Date
June 19, 2000
Metaphor
"The words slid from my brain, and knotted in my stomach."
Metaphor in Context
Raeburn smiled gently, though he seemed unconvinced. When he called time on our session his cigarette had become one long pole of ash. I left his office, walking quickly down the corridor, afraid to look back. It would be like him to trot after me, his navy blazer flapping, just to eke the truth out of me. You never kissed anyone. The words slid from my brain, and knotted in my stomach.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
"Drinking Coffee Elsewhere," from The New Yorker (June 19, 2000). <Link to newyorker.com>
Date of Entry
06/22/2014
