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The Poem
the poem started with the word
the
it wasn't a good
the;
it didn't sit on the page right
like a head with a bad perm
another poem started with the word
the
the the
had so much integrity;
it floated on the page like a sun drenched cathedral
i can only surmise the magic of a poem has in it the ineffable soul
of the writer
are the good writers nonchalant
talent dripping
or are they secretly fucking
their the's
sucking on
the the's
making them gleam
glowing hard
polishing them with a spit shine
so it sits on the page
with a sense of superiority
some poems are nothing but arm pit stains
no matter how good they are
black listed from love
others
stratospheric
sky-blue uniforms
with bright yellow kerchief's
you cant take your eyes from
they are
the
crowning glory
the
the
in the
the
God of the
the's
peaked like a maraschino
with pastel and golden sprinkles
on a ball
of vanilla
a the
like a high end Mercedes
with the scent of lavender
and the magnitude of the
Botafumeiro
a
the
to kill for
Comments
Eumolpus
Mon, 2018-12-10 18:33
I think your poem
is good fun, and I'm always glad to read these type of poems. A "The" Poem.
easy to read and laugh with.
I get the image of sucking the the, as that is where we first got our primary nourishment, and works with sexual imagery to "pun around" with. It is its own stanza. I think copulating is a bit awkward for me in this poem, kinda comes out of nowhere.
Love the word sound and image of the Botafumeiro. And feels like it was enjoyable to write.
Eumolpus
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance
ee cummings
zebra
Tue, 2018-12-11 05:04
Hi Mark
Thank you. Im so glad you enjoyed this piece. I must have revised this poem a dozen times with all the the's I was getting dizzy
Im considering your insight about the word copulating Its very animal husbandry I suppose
Ill think of an alternative.....Ah yes …." are they secretly fucking their the's"
Thanks again
Best
Z