And the poem doesn’t need to be pretty, you know.
my venom grows
every night, every morning
chokevine murderthoughts
thorn and strangle me:
the freedom to be kind, to forgive
to live and let live
all flayed away
I am a criminal in my own mind
I deserve my chains
numerobis says
Anthropomorphizing your research subjects are you?
doubter says
@numerobis: I think Mike Pence is actually the one being anthropomorphized here.
Rob Grigjanis says
Charles Bukowski
unclefrogy says
wow! nice work,
a poem expresses in words feelings and places and times and the experience of the poet
C.S.E. Cooney is a true voice boldly speaking
thanks for the link PZ
uncle frogy
René says
@unglefrogy
Dear Unglefrogy, could you please leave out the unglefrogy at the end of each unglefrogy contribution? They have unglefrogy at the top, so there is no need to unglefrogy another unclefrogy at the bottom.
unclefrogyRené says
I apologize for the g–c mixup. I keep hearing a voiced glottal occlusive when reading “un?le frogy”.
unclefrogy says
it’s not easy being green
uncle frogy
davidc1 says
Everyone in the world should read that ,and weep .The snatch snatcher praising armed moronic cretins
who have invaded The Michigan State House ,in any other Country they would have been regarded as traitors .
If they had been black instead of white ,i bet most of them would now be dead .
America ,you are well and truly fucked
Intransitive says
Seen today:
A mob of the MAGA persuasion.
Conducted a statehouse invasion.
Though heavily armed,
They departed unharmed,
And that’s how you know they’re caucasian.
John Morales says
Someone is depressed, though it’s poorly expressed.
cafebabe says
@intransitive
Wow, that could be the best non-filthy limerick of the year. Thanks for posting!
Rob Grigjanis says
John @10: Someone is a twerp, with no appreciation for poetry.
John Morales says
Rob, don’t be so hard on yourself.
stroppy says
Froggy,
:-)
The 50’s were so weird.
Stroppy