Here, Bullet by Brian Turner

If a body is what you want,

then here is bone and gristle and flesh.

Here is the clavicle-snapped wish,

the aorta's opened valves, the leap

thought makes at the synaptic gap.

Here is the adrenaline rush you crave,

that inexorable flight, that insane puncture

into heat and blood. And I dare you to finish

what you've started. Because here, Bullet,

here is where I complete the word you bring

hissing through the air, here is where I moan

the barrel's cold esophagus, triggering

my tongue's explosives for the rifling I have

inside of me, each twist of the round

spun deeper, because here, Bullet,

here is where the world ends, every time. 


(Brian Turner is a poet and a soldier, recently published and recently returned from Iraq)

(no subject)

The first book of 2007 is…..

 

Metaconcert by Julian May

 

 

All over the world, the metapsychics are honing their skills, learning to stretch their incredible minds far beyond the ken of ordinary humans. Most are dedicated to the harmony of the human soul. But some have darker intentions...

If the metapsychics succeed in uniting Earth's minds to take the next step up in human evolution, a place awaits humanity among the alien peoples of the fabulous Galactic Milieu. But if evil minds prevail in their bid for power, Earth will be cut off...and mankind forever doomed!

 

This book is number 6 in a 9-book science fiction series but it’s the second to last one I read in the series. I still need to read number 4. I liked the story arc, and the really great sci-fi stuff. But the writing wasn’t that great, and I didn’t really find the characters all that compelling. It’s more of a “nice concept” book.