Friday, April 17, 2009

Upon Receiving Harsh Criticism, The Poet Gets Drunk And Reflects (NaPoWriMo 2006)

April 17, 2006

Upon Receiving Harsh Criticism, The Poet Gets Drunk And Reflects

You think I'm not able to? Well, I can
take a few simple iambs and stack 'em,
like Christopher Walken says pelican,
like James Gandolfini says whack 'em.

The pedigree? Daniel Day-Lewis.
The swiftness? Suzuki Ichiro.
I'm a poetry heavyweight who is
a cross between Hulk and DeNiro.

You are spiteful and vengeful, a meanie
who is waiting for old age to set in,
so take your Federico Fellini
and stick it like Mary Lou Retton!

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Yes, Mary Lou Retton. The poem didn't quite go where I wanted it to. The title is accurate and true to life, if I remember correctly.

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