Lalala...
L[a]lala.
L/da/da%dadah.
I never [U/nd/erstood]
What this S[hi]t was all about.
Things of wonder and g(l)ee,
both dirty an&d pr{e}tty.
And so we're singing...
F=UC^k
I don't know what (e)ls(e) to say.
Dirty pretty singing Song!s
There's -s-ym-b-ols- in my way!
This song just can't la/st very long,
I can't take mu;c;h more of T/h.Is!
I f(u)cking hate this mOrOnic sh!t.
And I freaking foreswear symbols.
Author notes
This is dirty pretty. The strategic placement of symbols between letters. Originally used to keep word filters from picking up dirty words, and simultaneously making them pretty.
As you can see, I hate it XD
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- What exactly is Dirty Pretty? by MissAnonymous.
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nooo. that's what people have warped dirty pretty into. it's about being able to find and convey BEAUTY in absolutely TRAGIC situations or circumstances.
that's deep dirty pretty.
then there's more casual DP which often times has a lot to do with messed up relationships.
the DP style of writing is supposed to take advantage of WORDS and is best when full of long metaphors and tons of puns and/or double meanings.
unfortunetly, idiot people have messed around with it and decided that if it's heavily punctuated - it's Dirty Pretty.
but THAT is a lie.
thank you very much. -
Ha Ha. Very original good write!
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Quite true. I also think all the punctuation originally was used as a way to fool the Allpoetry censor with profanity, but now the excessive punctuation has gotten uncontrollable. I dislike the excessive punctuation too. It makes a illegible mess of so many poems. This was an excellent poem. I enjoyed it.
- Andi
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