"Alex" wrote
> The Splendor of Your Bull****
>
> Look, dude, poetically speaking
> Or not, your bull**** does not
> Impress me--no matter how you say it--
> Briefly or otherwise; just know
> That I am here to have fun, that's all--
> No matter what you think of my
> Use of language--whether drunk or sober--
> I express what's on my mind--
>
> And I don't need to throw chairs
> Or tables, or toilet seats into some
> Clever verses, calling out for some
> Panspermic universe; life is
> Mysterious enough, you know,
> And you can call me an idiot, et cetera,
> Et cetera, and that's just fine with me--
> For I enjoy my freedom from
> Your cerebral masturbation,
> Your enjambments and your
> Arbitrary breath stops--
> Doo me, shooby-doo-bee, doo-bop...
>
> No, I don't need your definition
> Of what's good poetry and what's
> Self-indulgent neophyte verse--
> Your bull**** doesn't matter in the least--
> No matter how many times you
> Revise it, over and over and over...
>
> It all adds up to nothing in the end--
> The sofas, the chairs, the pillows,
> That jar of mayonnaise that you left
> Open for that fly to snack on,
> Your stupid underwear, and your
> Girlfriend who left you for a more
> Good-looking writer, who knows
> How to play guitar--it's all irrelevant--
> Doo me, shooby-doo-bee, doo-bop, doo-hop...
>
> And you will talk about it
> Like some poetic zit on your butt,
> That you discovered while showering
> And composing your latest
> Masterpiece at 4 a.m.,
> Looking for that light at the end
> Of the tunnel...
> But there was nothing but cold coffee,
> Dry toast, and an empty bed,
> That was too small for your
> Giant ego.
>
>
> June 21, 2008
> --Alexander Shaumyan
>
> http://www.shaumyan.com
Stick it to the sniffing academics, right on, power to the people, and
carry
on... heh.
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