Which means at any moment it can all be ripped from me
My children could be raped by a banana with deluxe AIDS
and a diet pop, I could have an aneurysm, the moon could collapse
against Uranus, pedophiles exist, serial killers and rapists
war mongers, terrorists, the devil, tragedies, satires, comedies
And also love, god, more beautiful children, music, the lotto
It all just cooks in my mind at the same time, but I know
a magical thing. It takes less energy to love and live, than to
teach hate and act on violence.
A lot of this pressure we feel is taught
to you when you are a child,
You are made to count on what others think about you
through selection and competition
I could say, "hate my parents because they molested me."
I could say "hate America because you are not working"
I can say whatever, whenever, I am a poet
If you want change, you must be that change.
results follow intent, it's what motivates the will
behind your intent that is important, because
at any time, and moment, you are programmed
by society to react a certain way to certain things.
you have been programmed to obey a pattern
Of murder, war, violence, racism, by the
people closest to you as a child, accidentally
Example:
JFK killed by oswald
oswald killed by ruby
ruby killed by mob
mob boss killed by cia
cia bombed by terrorists
terrorists bombed by cia
(all are inter-changeable pieces of the same pattern)
it's a chain of events that never stops
unless you step out of it and see it for what it is
it's animals marking rocks with their urine.
See, we all want that rock to be only OURS, ours alone
we don't want to share our pee pee rock
so I dare say, invent a pill that makes the pee pee go away,
inside of you, maybe through a new sweat gland, and turn
that ridiculous rock into a museum, we can ask Mrs. Hilton
For the money, I can be the tour guide,
we'll save the fucking planet.
And you can call me MC Biggie Buddha.
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Written April 23rd, 2005
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Chicanery.
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Parochial.
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This is a fascinating read, accurate and emotive, you have portrayed society very well and theeasy answer is to step outside and look in rather than be part of it, the more people who do the better this world will become, well done. Thank you for entering the contest I really appreciate it.
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I have similar views about society as expressed in your poetry. It is true, we never get the chance to form our own thoughts or opinions because we tainted with the thoughts and opinions of people who raised us and were closest to us. Nice job, thanks for entering.
Allison -
Great one
As interesting view about society and how all sort of awful things are already programmed to grow inside of us. The things get worse each day because our blasé era prefer to ignore everything around instead of reacting some way. Your poem showed us a lot of thoughts in a smooth way, your flow grabbed my attention. Keep penning. -
well done i really enjoyed that. ppl r greedy and dont wanna give up their money for anythin!!! congrats
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Wow. This was, by far, the greatest poem that I have read all week! These types of poems sometimes fail because the person tends to be a bit unsure of themselves and their content. This was surely not the case with you. You had confidence in your views, and it showed quite well.
I must say that your title really drew me in. I can't stomach that woman, so it was all the funnier.
Excellent, excellent job.
Justin -
Today I went by your house
Knocked on your door
No body was there
So I pissed on your door.
If only some one gave me the pill
To quit
Then I would have just left a note…
So you say the world is round, and whatever is around us
Eventually molds us into society
Well I say screw that
I am all for your damn nation
Worship your own kind
What you are grateful for…
Life
But I ask, did u have a good world when u stepped out side
And saw it for what it really is
Did it make you happy or sad?
To see what this place is really coming to, to know that our kids
Will one day will be responsible for what we did
This is a screwed up time and place we live in
Why have kids and bring them into this place if you aren’t going to be there for them
Why have them and do cruel things to them
I can barely take care of me
I blame society
I blame the television
I blame me!
Goddamn
You are the shitznit
U have to want it before it can happen, I suppose
How do you just walk away
From something u hold like blanket scraps of when u were a kids…
Is it really that easy to change your ways?
I am having a hard time giving up a life style I have come accustomed to
I got a tight job, well for now, I know one day it will take me where I want to be
My kids well they need me, and when I realized it, it was too late
And men in my life well I can write a book about it
Your words get to me
Pump up the volume,
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Truer words were never spoken.... we've allowed society to dictate how we perceive the everyday shit.... and it doesn't even smell anymore, so we cozy up to it as if it were a warm cuddly blanket while we're dumped on by the media, who of course would never dupe us with THEIR lies and mis-interpretations of the facts, and we eat it all up like it was a tasty dish set before us.
We're being led around by the nose ring and we suck it all up like it was a nice fresh soda. And then fall on our faces trying to kick ourselves in the ass for being so naive.
I don't know if all this is exactly what you're getting at in this, Jeremi, but it sure hit me this way.
Another tell it like it is piece, Jeremi....good write.
Dee
It's a very good analogy of todays society.. -
sort of thought that too, but I was playing nice for some reason - must be losing game.
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No, that's called canada
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That's funny?
makes me wonder when we were not so easy to impress. -
Sadly enough, society becomes so twisted that if Paris were to publish a book called, "It's so hot" - ppl would buy it and only encourage the insanity more. 'Makes me wonder when ppl became so easy to impress.
I think Paris has a head start on becoming the next Ana Nicole Smith ... throw in a another chihuaha and I might get confused. -
Okay how about; 'state as empty as it gets'? or 'So bad I could call it "hell" but its way too cold for that'? -.-;
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There is no such thing as no-where.
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Cool, I'm actually smart enough to sometimes understand. Thats a real feat for someone who literally lives in the middle of no where.
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i like it...it's very abstract, i especially like how it's brutally honest about everthing around us today. I like the line "I can say whatever, whenever, I am a poet", it mad e me smile just a bit! good job, i like this a lot.
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I agree completely! This was a very thought-provoking write!
"I can say whatever, whenever, I am a poet" is probably my favorite line of all! It says a lot....this whole poem does! Great job, you have a great mind!
-sydni
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Wow..this is awesome. You had some very good points in this and it really made me think. This is a great piece of writing.. you've got talent. Keep up the great work.
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hahaha wesome insight horus! u never cease to entertain me! i love it xxxx
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bulls-eye
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No, you got it.
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This seems like a column to me, with some poetic devices intertwined in each line, and the flow is unlike any column's would be. I like the insight, specifically the "piss-marking rocks" analogy because it is a good thought to go along with both America (the fruited plain) and the oil-rich sands of Arabia.
"A lot of this pressure we feel is taught
to you when you are a child,
You are made to count on what others think about you
through selection and competition"
This made me think about the O.J. Simpson trials. It's still interesting to see how different cultures are trained to think about certain things in a different way than others, and is really interesting, and quite entertaining too I might add, to see those cultures clash with one another not realizing that they are all mere sheep--indifferent to the wolves in Washington. Trials like that one (and others including Scott Peterson, Robert Blake, etc.) serve as crucial appetizers for the public to fixate their hunger upon, while the main course is served right under their noses, unknowingly...Bosnia, Iraq, etc. Good post Horus! -
Brutally to the point as always, Horus. ^^; Good write, I like it because I know just how true it is. My favorite lines were 'See, we all want that rock to be only OURS, ours alone
we don't want to share our pee pee rock' because it makes me think 'Eeeew, we're fighting over THAT? How dumb!) Though, I probably don't understand the poem the way I'm supposed to...
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"I can say whatever, whenever, I am a poet"
This reminds me of an interesting little quote. "Poets are professional liars." I've heard it several places--read it at least once, and heard it from several speakers, so I couldnt' tell you who said it... but I can't help but smile whenever someone mentions something along those lines.
Anyways, it was a pretty nice write. -
Actually, nicole ritchie has more money than paris hilton.
here's why: the hilton fortune was entirely given
away to the catholic church years ago, paris hilton
merely has the last name, but she's making a bit
of money with that, by tricking people, and look
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Oh my God! I could NOT have come up with a funnier title. Even though Paris Hilton is mostly plastic, hair dye, silicone and tons of makeup, I guess maybe there is someTHING called Paris Hilton around. People like her make me enjoy being poor.
Anyways, very funny.
~Vladd~
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I like this - so, so honest, although I have to say that i find nicole richie more ubnbelievable - at least Paris has reason to be famous (more money than the average principality) but what the hell is nicole ritchie??? theres a part of me that thinks 'leave them be' - this bit is silenced by the part of me thinking ' is this REALLY what society has come to?'. Still, a world with no morals, fun aint it?!
pinkxxx -
Any structure in this is sheerly accidental, I can assure you.
You might just be picking up on my individual style. -
very abstract. and i am left to ponder why did you stick to anytype of structure with it? i really want to know write me back.
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What's your view?
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as always, your poems speak the blunt truth. my favorite stanza was the bit about saying whatever whenever because you're a poet. it's sad, but true. every line was embedded with a statement, and i enjoyed reading it. great work
julie -
the title is what grabbed my attention . . . I don't share your view of society at large, but I have to recognize a talented poet when I see one.
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Wow! This was very interesting. I like the line "it's fucking animals marking rocks with their urine." because it's true. The line "My children could be raped by a banana with deluxe AIDS" made me laugh a little. But, anyway, I see what you're trying to say. This is very angsty. It's pretty good, considering the fact that I'm not interested in current events or most "society" poems. I just had to read this one because the title was so different.
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I like it... randomness, and yet, truth...
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