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Sweet Talk
so I don't talk so pretty
so what
it ain't jive
ain't even vulgar
not where I come from
grade school words
two syllable stuff
some ruff tuff grammer
from the hip mostly
or off the top of my head
out my mouth it comes
don't like it?
tell me
I don't bite
even my back talk hardly stings
so I don't talk so pretty
so fucking what!
you know damn well what I mean
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Comments
Red Card
Sun, 2011-06-05 06:52
Hey. Did you mean "grammar"
Hey. Did you mean "grammar" or "grammer"? Perhaps the incorrect spelling was intentional. Lol Otherwise, I'm not familiar with your style, so before I would criticize, I'd like to test the waters a little more. I mean, maybe it's a little list-like -- a line. by line. by line. by line kind of flow -- maybe some thoughts could cross over several lines to avoid a monotonous sound. Then again, like I said, I'm not familiar with your style, so for all I know, that kind of approach to the delivery could have been intentional. Either way, I like the poem. There's a lot of personality here, i.e. "it ain't even jive, ain't even vulgar" - I like the slang. You know how to work it. ;)
-Ty
brittle light
Wed, 2011-06-08 02:13
Hey Ty...the new guy
firstly, thanks for the comments. I appreciate your feedback.
"grammar" was my misspelling, not intentional, the halting pace was indigitive of the "not so pretty" speech patterns of this character
thanks again
Al
vexations10
Sun, 2011-06-05 19:38
You
sweet talked my on this one. Cool, concise poem in my opinion.
vexations
brittle light
Wed, 2011-06-08 02:16
thank you again for your time
thank you again for your time and comments. I always appreciate the feedback
Al