calfoxwc Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 My title would be "An Ode to Woody, not Owed, but Deserving" ************************************ A Poem: 'The Modern Liberal's Lament'by Evan SayetPoor, poor, poor lucky pitiful meBorn into a paradise too perfect to seeBlessed with it all, but still entitled to moreToo lazy to win we just didn’t keep scoreTold I was great just to sooth their own egosMy trophies were large, my accomplishments zeroMy “self-esteem” huge, nothing I did much estimableMy rewards grew great, my soul irredeemable.I’ve never known disease, poverty, hunger or painI’d never spent a moment not well entertainedRat-tat-tat-tat went every sensationBut not a drop for the soul or a hint of salvationNo knowledge, no truths, just non-stop titillation.Pornography performed love’s final castrationFriends and enemies became one and the sameNow called “frenemies” they were always to blameNever grown to a man, just a larger permutationThe second, the moment, ourselves our fixationNothing great, nothing good, nothing right no sublimeEndless hours in paradise was just marking timeLennon promised us Eden if we all lived for todayNo thoughts of tomorrow, so far, far, awayParadise found, naught to kill or die forInstead, we got hell, with nothing to try for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 The pentameter is fucking horrible. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 try as I might and willing to see, is a ribbon of congratulations : of participation for little ole woodee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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