- Non-Erotic Poetry
- bound to this mortal coil
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bound to this mortal coil,
we race from place to place
like rats in a skinner maze
chasing the cheese.
drooling like dogs
to our conditioned response.
and we don’t have a clue
what we’re supposed to do
because somebody else
is spinning the wheel.
mr. wilbur, you were right,
you see, when you railed against
those boring, white nightgowns
because no, didn’t we,
we didn’t, no, because
we lack the imagination,
see, to see, you see, to see.
i mean why can’t WE be
the specimens for a change,
creatures zooed for observation,
curiosity, and cheap entertainment.
well, it’s possible,
that’s all i’m saying.
somebody’s watching us
and i don’t mean big brother.
- COMMENTS
LeBrozover 17 years agoNow here's a thought to give you pause
We're all specimens in a planetary zoo
All for someone else's entertainment.
LeBrozover 17 years agoNow here's a thought to give you pause
We're all specimens in a planetary zoo
All for someone else's entertainment.
dcpoet44over 18 years agoif i can't help but laugh at this stanza:
i mean why can’t WE be
the specimens for a change,
creatures zooed for observation,
curiosity, and cheap entertainment.
overall a very cool write. i remember the days when one could change things before a poem was approved, now one can't.
sackover 18 years agoand very effective use of repetition and symmetry in writing!
steve porterover 18 years agoAuthorto edit out a glaring mistake: obviously, it was wallace stevens and not richard wilbur (duh) but was unable to do so...and thanks, carrie, i needed that...steve.
