Conversations carry
from several tables,
One was odd.
A gregarious list
of stipulations,
thesis comities,
research possibilities,
This couple sorted
only a few
He listened
She spoke,
as if to teach
a lecture hall
At first
her tone was
demanding
of attention,
Though nothing
quite striking
Though she assaulted
our ears
The tenor was
quite bland
Her bent was
inclusive,
obtrusive,
Trying withal
to preach
Her voice throttled
intellectual aggression,
It worked well as
an appetite
suppressant
Tolerance to get tail,
Feign listen to someone
profligately
pontificate
and rail
From an apartment window
she leaned out
declaring the view
Level spine from behind,
He travels where words
dare not go
Wailing observations,
Socratic secretions-
speaking in tongues
Speech is ceased because
the most profound thought
is beyond words-
Explosive contraction
Symbiotic sensation-
primal pulse.
Author notes
This poem slams pedantic one sided academic conversations. The ones where one of the two has numb ears and wishes to leave but knows it doesn't matter. The talker will continue speaking as if from wrote, with a blank expression, and only ask rhetorical questions
I witnessed this from men and this time it was a woman who lowered herself. Got creative and surreal by including the one thing that might shut this person's mouth....
Written November 14th, 2005
A contest entry
- Slam Your Heart Out Poetry Contest by Diamond.
500 points, ended November 20, 2005, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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I know a few people like you've mentioned but the majority are women. I generally look at it as a case of verbal diarrhea that spews forth in all diretions hoping to find the right target that will listen with interest only to cause the person to go on and on and on. I liked your use of words for this poem. It really carried the poem along with a teriffic use of images. Thank you for entering my contest and best wishes to you.
Avril
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