Free verse № 42391
Extra Strength Tylenol
Acetaminophen,
The active ingredient in
Extra Strength Tylenol,
Is a pain reliever.
Uses are listed as
Temporary relief for
Minor aches and pains
Resulting from
Headaches, arthritis,
Toothaches, the common cold,
Menstrual cramps,
and etcetera.
Her symptoms
a broken heart,
overflowing tears,
And heavy breathing.
Yet,
None of these were
Listed on the label.
So, I wondered why
She downed the whole bottle.
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now
stick it up ur ass
:)
Marie Ebner von Eschenbach
"Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful." Romans Chap 7 V 13
"There is some shit i will not eat"
E E cummings.
Well Durt, since you like quotes and all.
I don't drink by the way i quit to start quoting Marie Ebner von Eschenbach.
She downed the bottle because that's what these kinds of 'sensitive' people are good at, but life is more then what can and can't fit on or in a bottle of anything huh Durt. No matter how many different ways you try to write it, it all equates to the same concluding dilema that being a cowards way out of a situation that requires thought not the selfish stupidity of a misunderstood suicide. maybe you should of wrote her more poetry and less grocery lists
You are either born a poet or not. You either write or you don't. There is no fucking middle of the road. I'm sure Durt wouldn't clean one side of someone's mouth one morning while forgetting the other, and then be like, whoops, i'm sorry i was day dreaming about poetry, no, it doesn't work like that.
In all honesty this poem is self serving 'what if scenario' drivel that is wallpaper and fodder for nursing home bathrooms, and hallmark stores. It's like a kid in the back seat asking, "are we there yet?" when they know for fuck's sake that we are not even close! End of story, and Durt you have my permission to correct how i brush my teeth all day long, but please don't try and discuss poetry with me unless you are ready to, and know precisely what it is you are dealing with (other then me the asshole). That's it in a nutshell betty. Penguins don't drink seal blood with polar bears that's the way of the Tundra.
you are disrespecting everybody with this arrogant, "i'm the best poet and know everything" front . Who the hell do you think you are man? Some people do write poetry as a hobby - not everyone takes poetry as seriously as your tight little ass does. And what's wrong with that? Nothing, so stop acting like you are god's gift to poetry. And stop acting like you are above people like me and durt. Here's something nice and simple from me and durt ... sorry if it's not poetic enough for you : but please shut the fuck up.
http://www.gangbox.com/mp3/gangbox.mp3
3char1per
10.
[X] About romantic love
[_] Arbitrary indentation
[X] Arbitrary line breaks
[_] Autobiographical but in the third person
[_] Braggadocious
[_] Clerical errors
[_] Cliched rhymes (love/above etc.)
[_] Cliched adolescent metaphors of darkness for despair etc.
[X] Devoid of alliteration or any such linguistic embellishments
[X] Devoid of rhyme
[X] Devoid of simile, reification or any such literary devices
[X] Devoid of wond'rous or fantastical imagery
[X] Drug references
[_] Elves
[_] Exclamation points used to mark 'the funny bits'
[_] Insipidly whimsical or zany
[_] Leaving rant
[_] Lower case only
[_] 'Lyrics'
[X] Melodramatic
[_] Naively religious or superstitious
[_] Obsessed with femininity
[_] Overabundance of ellipses
[_] Overuse of Latinate words and/or convoluted sentence structures
[X] Pointedly unanswered questions
[_] Protagonist has a smug name
[_] Rage against the machine
[_] References to the author's 'social life'
[_] Repetition of a single word or phrase to the point of nausea
[_] Sanctimoniously moral
[X] Sappy
[X] Suicide-related
[_] Wish fulfilment
-10-
a checklist for teen angst poems?
-durtkl-
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