MonkeyMind wakes in the morning.
She stretches and crawls out of bed.
On the cold floor she dances a two step
and shakes all the sleep from her head.
Then she runs to the pink marble shower
where she washes herself like a cat.
She peeks at herself in the mirror
to see that she's not getting fat.
She looks out the big kitchen window
and waves at the bright smiling Sun.
She makes her a plover's egg omlette
and marshmallow cocoa for fun.
She slips in a disk of Fats Waller
and smiles as he strides on the keys.
She dances along on the rhythm
like a butterfly slides on the breeze.
She opens her ivory Memry (TM)
to find what's on line for the day
and riffles through emails and gmails
to see what the rightpeople say.
There's a silversmith show in Frogwydden,
a phlebotomy class in Berlin,
an orchid display in Reykjavik
and a poetry slam she might win.
She finds it too tough a decision
and puts it on hold for a min
then goes to her Closet of Armor
and gazes at what lies within.
There are hats by the acre awaiting
and shoe racks which stretch out for miles.
Her marvelous clothes stand like statues
next to costumes in mindbending styles.
She wastes not a instant deciding
but makes up her mind with a grin
then slips on her favorite GameSuit
of soft supple tanned human skin.
She opens the door to her GameRoom
and just as she's stepping within
she wonders what game she'll be playing
and whether or not she will win.
Author notes
Thanks to:
Alan Watts,
Charles Stross, for 'Accelerando'
A contest entry
- Ace's "Life As a Game" contest. by AceOSpades.
1000 points, ended September 13, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Ego Trip by Theasp.
525 points, ended October 26, 2008, 7 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - come take a look! please?? (rhyming contest!) by nobodys-girl.
400 points, ended July 16, 237 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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oh i absolutly love the rhyme in this! it's just awesome. thank you so much for entering my contest and best of luck!
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When writing humor you can take licence
You could end all B and D's with in or do some rearranging tweaking , so that the in ends fall on 2,4,6,8,10. but frankly it is what it is, a lot of fun!
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I do love this piece... I like the fantasy world here. I really like what the ending implies. I think it falls just short of the contest, since there are other poems that are more in depth explorations of the topic. This one is a shame to leave behind though... I'd be interested in reading more in this universe.
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OK, serious now, you are very very good. I must read on. Can't believe I haven't already. Lazy distracted mother I am. x
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Strangely some of the lines brought me back to a time when I know I've felt these feelings before. I had a pink marble shower once, i love hats its true.... so many of these things ive known... well captured they were, by you *wink thanks for bringing me to this poem. curious... why this one?
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wow
This ia just wonderful..I'm very impressed.. I peaked in the mirror of your poetry, and saw a glimpse of my own reflection..
great writing..
Take care
Dusty -
Wow, this was very good, of course I read it when I was gosh-awful tired so I'm probably not appreciating as much as I should
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this is really good my fav part is and i quote 'she peeks at herself in the mirror to see that she's not getting fat' lol. i may only be 15 but i know a great poet when i see one. i enjoyed reading this.
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