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Sun Jul-29-07 06:07 PM
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The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poem Thread, 7/29/07 |
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"Hilarious Slants On Being Told You Have Prostate Cancer"
Can you empathize with Wile E. Coyote at the moment when he freezes in the air, suddenly aware he’s chased the bird beyond the edge of the cliff?
Or can you recall the time you thought you were getting a surprise party, but when you stepped into the room it was really empty?
Or do you recollect the horror film that showed the stalwart hero, neck bitten, seeing now he cannot see himself within the mirror?
Or maybe you have missed a turn in slums at 2:00 a.m. and left your car for some reason, locking the keys inside, leaving you to look at that cozy interior and then behind you at that long, dark street.
Or let’s try the circus clown who comes on in fancy tux, ruffled shirt and cummerbund, when another clown, with one snatch, jerks the whole affair away, leaving him standing there in heart-covered shorts, clutching his crotch.
—Graal Braun
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:33 PM
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:35 PM
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2. that kicked in the gut moment |
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:42 PM
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I was starting to think no one was going to read this one.
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:45 PM
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or waking up in your bed in your nice suburban house, only to be told you are being divorced and asked to move out...
gut-kick indeed...
RL
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:47 PM
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5. I was wondering if you (or a couple of other Loungers I can think of) would chime in. |
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:49 PM
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How about "Nightmares in Poetry?"
Yikes...:scared:
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Sun Jul-29-07 07:56 PM
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7. Well, I promise to vary the subject matter of the poems a little. |
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Edited on Sun Jul-29-07 07:57 PM by BlueIris
Tomorrow's poem will be about something completely different, I swear.
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Sun Jul-29-07 08:28 PM
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8. Oh, and about subject matter... |
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Edited on Sun Jul-29-07 08:30 PM by BlueIris
I've already received one request. Posters who have requests for a favorite poets or poems can feel free to PM me, just as they did with RetroLounge.
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Sun Jul-29-07 09:30 PM
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Mon Jul-30-07 01:51 AM
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11. Maybe everyone would just prefer some poems about puppies. Or meerkats. |
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Mon Jul-30-07 01:57 AM
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Please don't take the lack of responses personally, sweetie...
Retro hardly ever had more than 4 or 5 on a regular basis...
A lot of folks just look, and leave no response...:hug:
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Mon Jul-30-07 01:56 AM
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12. Wow. That really hit me, BI. |
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Not because I have had cancer, but my dad did (he died from it), and my mom did (she is a survivor).
When hearing the news, it's one of those moments that leaves you stunned, caught between grief and disbelief. I remember thinking, if I don't move, it won't be true.
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Mon Jul-30-07 04:08 AM
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14. Hmmm. I guess I'm just let down because of expectations. |
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WAAAAAAH. Why don't people love poetry around here? Poetry and the Democratic cause have always been closely connected.
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Mon Jul-30-07 04:38 AM
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15. Ironically I just finished writing some poetry before I saw this |
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Very interesting poem. The juxtapositions a humorous, but obviously hide a great amount of pain and fear. I never read this one before, thanks! :)
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Mon Jul-30-07 04:47 AM
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16. Well, this one is from my vast collection of quality poems written by unknown, non-academic writers |
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Edited on Mon Jul-30-07 04:48 AM by BlueIris
so it's understandable that you've never seen it before. The magazine I pulled this from has long since gone under. I doubt the author has published any books or chapbooks or in many other periodicals. I like obscurity. Especially on Sunday nights.
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