Alptraums Ltd
by grimbeau
While walking naked
Into the gas chamber one felt
A certain thrill at
one’s predicament:
bereft as one is of Ambassadors
Plenipotentiaries, creeps
& other former fellow
travellers
on the groovy train
to Gobbledegook Central
Nonetheless is more or less
A condition of extreme despair
Energises oneself to crave
A morsel to eat…
Or is it a trick
To lure me from this
Earth shat-a-ring-a-roses
Endeavour?
Like twits leave sinking ships
~
Tree up (this time round)
On the deal (what)I made
Wit (ha-ha) myself & eye…
One before breakfast
thirteen days a week
for twenty nine days
~
How could I possibly
Make a telling difference
Without self-regulation?
Better word up quick
Stop flying by the seat
Of my sovereignty
Call a May Election
Climb a few more Alptraums
Mourn far distant Maidenhead
While walking naked
Into the gas chamber one felt
A certain thrill at
one’s predicament:
Wowee, that’s a heavy way to start a poem. I love it. So striking. Brilliant how the rest of the poem floats between the absurd and the shocking, I suppose you have to include some craziness to balance out the heaviness of the theme. Good stuff.
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I just try to tell it as it is
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