word word word in poetry
- Nov. 15, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
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(again, the formatting of this one doesn’t work in prosebox. imagine all the changes)
They say that fortune favours
the bracketed-B
but I live in bracketed-I
and so what of me?
I am hopelessly left-justified
in this so-very right-justified world
with no centre-justifications
to sell off my rough pearls
left alone some profitable
bracketed-URL
I was a Courier once
back in my life and Times, after collapsing plans
I dabbled in stand-up, here and there
but the pay was Comic Sans
the format of this life
is something I
can’t put tabs on
something I can’t understand
all I know is that
when I parse it out
the very best I can
still,
Word fails me
Word fails me
Word fails me.
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J.E. ⋅ November 15, 2021
Very George Carlin-esque.
littlefallsmets J.E. ⋅ November 15, 2021
Thank you for the high praise! Of the stand-up part of my influences, in my top three, with Hicks and Kaufman.