Deep in the heart of my slum, lives Mr. Emo Bigam
and he writes poems and stories for the women passing by.
Every Sunday he’s in church singing loudly from his perch
feeling so gosh darn handsome that he’s got near every eye.
He can twist a thought in time and can really sound sublime
in tender admirations he invents to get his way.
As his longings crack your heart and you feel you can’t depart,
he’ll throw in some confusion and politely walk away.
His art is just intrusion and giving the illusion,
your souls were bound together in some cosmic destiny.
Then he promises his life even though he has a wife
and you start to contemplate what it will take to get ‘free’.
At the start it feels so sweet, you want to fall at his feet.
His words of warm affection seem to fill your empty holes.
Then when everything is set he becomes a silhouette
of some fantasy of hope that Mr. Bigam controls.
Once you fall under his charms he will take you in his arms
just to whisper words of love for his wife of thirty years.
He’ll invite you to their house to become his second spouse
while you sink into a sea … of humiliating tears.
He’ll talk in high delusions of angelic collusions,
where the heavens join the earth in the silence of our heart.
But you just want some passion, although it sounds old fashion,
between one man and woman without the ‘eccentric’ part.
It sounds crazy and bizarre that a man could go so far,
as to steal the life away from the ones who care for him.
He’s the worst of all the thieves, as he solemnly believes,
that affection can be had, any time and at his whim.
So, if you feel insecure, Emo Bigam is no cure
for the perplexing problems that fill up the Fall of life.
Girl … you just might be surprised, if you opened up your eyes,
the answer you are seeking … is to be a better wife.
Author notes
Emo Bigam is the masculine personification of emotional bigamy that happens all too frequently in mid-life; where a man has a wife and kids, but still ... often unconsciously ... searches for a deeper emotional connection with another woman. Of course, there is always an equally culpable female counterpart when these relationships develop. Maybe a woman might like to write about the ‘emotional hussy’, Emma Huss (smile). These emotional dependencies often feel deeply romantic without actually culminating in physical adultery or divorce. Nevertheless, the phenomenon can still be devastating to all concerned.
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ok this poem on its own it awesome! i really really enjoyed it!!!
however, this poem, from the perspective of this competition, doesn't really make sense...correct me if i'm wrong...it just seems to be a little to impersonal to be...well...personal!!
i really liked the style though, thanks for entering, I'm glad i got to read this!!
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Emma Huss
Hello. My Name is Emma Huss.
Come now, what’s with all the fuss?
I’m angelic. Look! I’m on the worship team...
Besides, you’re hardly ever there,
But oh, the Pastor how he cares
Not of ballgames or of beers
But stirring up the gifts
That lie inside of me.
And as you’re sitting in your chair
Growing fat and loosing hair
Someone’s noticing my flair
For poetic heart repair
As I sing to Emo Bigam for his
Righteous flattery!.......
Great big smile! -
hi
like a knife in the kidneys it trots right to the point
however why should Emma Huss "be a better wife" ? isnt it the truth that Emo should be a better man, shouldnt we all be better, -
AHHHHHHhhhhhhh....I cannot believe I haven't read you before!!!
This is fabulous!!
So true, too..
O.k.
you must be added to the list,
right now.
You have some way with the words, and I acutally laughed out loud a few times!!
Damn it, I sit amazed,
Really,
Jin
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Ode to Emotional Bigamy? Wow!
~ like a certain President's?
A fascinating write.
On behalf of the judging panel, I wish you success with this poem.
Lyndon.
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Very well written for this unusual contest, A great write indeed to garner the trophy in it as well, very well done. Bless you in all you do...Scott
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Hello!
I can say that you have command of rhyme, wit and the psychology of human nature in mature sexuality. There are imperfections due to language that is not your first tongue. However, I found this "ode" quite enjoyable.
Dr Derry.
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This is a great reading poem!!!!! I enjoyed it very much... I am usually not one to read long pieces of poetic art work, but this one held my attention all the way through.... Keep up the great work!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!
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Well, now ...
Earth to Jim has been very helpful I'd say. He is very good at that sort of thing.
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I have never ead anything quite like this. I really like this, you really made great points in this. I find this to be so so true, although I will always still wonder why men and women do this to eachother. Great write, keep it up.
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Oooh. I wasnt expecting that last line.Good job.
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This is such a great write and thanks so much for the authors notes. It made this poem all the better to understand. YOu have a great style and this was truly great. Well done, and all the best for the contest.
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That poem, and the final stanza
I had to read that final stanza three times! The author
notes, that's a wonderful poem that you must write!
Search for a metaphor, a pic maybe on dreamstime.com,
that just blew me away!
What an incredible write!!!
I did the opposite side of this with Put Beer in your
Gardens-A moonbeam journey. Take a peek and tell me what
you think?
ears2hearyou
Kathleen
much depth in you!! write, write, write.
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Very well versed - its amazing how, at that certain age, some find themselves looking for another connection not realizing how it might affect those around them. Well done!
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Why aint this poem in my poetry book?!?!?! Its is fantasiticly awsome!!! I love this poem!! Not one single flawn!!! A THOUSAND APPLUADS!!!
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this is a really good poem, I didnt understand the title, then I realised...
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this is
wow.
I love how you presonified it, I didn't understand the title at first =) -
Your rhyming was great, and didn't seem forced at all which you often find in poems. I love how you made his name Emo Bigam, very creative. The poem its self was amazing and really does hit home on the situations people put themselves into at this point in their life.
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wo that is so good loved every second of it.
loved the metter and the perfect constance of the rhyme and the way you have created an argumant and conclusion inside a funny poem that will forever impact upon my mind
BRAVO!!!!
real poetry.
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this was great... i had to re-read it a couple of times but i really enjoyed it...i love how descriptive you were and how i feel like i really felt what was ment by this poem... althought i could be wrong... keep up the good work!!!
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Hmmm, I don't know what to say. I rally enjoyed reading this. It is an interesting topic that you chose to write about.
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You worked hard on this one. Well written, Novel approach.
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Now we know why Santa has three gardens: so he can "ho, ho, ho"! quite a funny piece indeed! I liked it muchly!
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BEEN THERE !!!!!
I hear your poem and it speaks loud and clear.... Just so Horrible that people can never understand what it feels like unless they have been there.... I wrote something on that feeling a few years ago and will post it tomorrow if you would like to read it....
Keep the letters flowing!!!!!!!!!!!
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wow this is a,azing, and so true!, your poem flowed so well, and was powerful and honest! i loved it, and emo bigam is no cure! lol, you did very well, congrats, and good luck, but like you need it! =]
stephanie
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Thank you for the explanation at the end - this was really interesting. One that I had to read a few times to really feel I got more than a glancing idea of what you were expressing. I loved the fact that it was deep and made me think.
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Good work!!! very well written
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very good
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i smiled at this as i could relate, having had a husband who did this exact same thing. perhaps now i can understand why. lol. thank you for sharing your talent with me today and i am looking forward to reading more from you in the near future. viyanna rosemarie
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Good writing
and if I'm not mistaken you are female? I just started speed reading.
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hmm... interesting. *smiles and gives you a thumbs up, then fades away into the void of darkness within*
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I love the plays on words here, and I have to say that the explanation in your author's notes really brought the whole thing home. Very well done, indeed!
L.
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wowee
wowee
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Great write!
smile,
Judy
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True, so true. It is exhausting isn't it.
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yep i have met him before.... been an unwilling victim of emotional bigamy... Beautifully written
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Wow...At first, it was difficult to capture the rhythm, but then I caught it and I couldn't stop reading! It was amazing! And sad and its a big eye-opener, as you so put it out to be! Great job! I must say, this is absolutely wonderful!
Miss Marie
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awesome
awesome
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This was an amazing poem. The rhyme scheme was wonderful. I love the subject as well, way to go.
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First of all, the rhyme scheme is just flawless. This coupled with your diciton and flow gives this piece a lot of character, not to mention the emotion behind it. This piece is very bold and extremely well written. Wonderful job!
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This is a very interesting poem. I really love how the first line has internal rhyme and how lines 2 and 4 of the stanza's rhyme. I really loved stanza 7. You write amamzing poetry and I cannot wait to read more. (I really like the personifacation, its amazing)
LadyKate
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This is very accomplished sir; particularly in light of the fact that english is not your native tongue... Well done!
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Native tongue is English
I lived all my childhood in the US ... first came to the ‘Region’ in 1991. So ... I don't deserve any handicap (smile). -
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It doesn't stop it being a first class piece in its own right...
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It's got beautiful rhyme and rhythm, and the way you've personified the subject matter is very effective, it brings the poem to life. Brilliant writing.
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Great!!
This is creatively done and brings up a lot of valid points about the human psyche. Well done!
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Wow ! !
This is such a thought provoking, well penned poem. It flows so smoothly, and your rhyme is awesome I wish you the best of luck in this contest
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It sounds crazy and bizarre, that a man could go so far,
As to steal the life away from the ones who care for him.
wow yeah right on... this kinda thing just happened to my mum, bluddy prick!, weak as, she was so loyal and for f**king nothing! (sorry just venting here..) for to control ones demons is a souls greatest test of strength, and the light would be given easily from your higher self, to do other wise, confusion between loves highest purity, and chaotic seasons that would send the desert dry....
anyheys enough said, your poem is so naturally rhymed and delivered with great strength and message, well done..
w white chocolate,
-JAS
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I love the way you've matter-of-factly said this full poem. The way you've told it like a story is really brilliant. Thanks a lot for giving me something good to read! hehe..
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It has a Mark Twain feel to it. I love his stories. I really like the story feel to this write. You and a conflict which get resolve at the end with a moral to the story.The images were believeable and one could see the story unfold.I enjoyed reading this write. Has a great flow to it.
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You take a serious issue, you expose it playfully but ruthlessly, and you offer understanding and suggest a solution which shows great insight--it's fabulous! Using this rhythm to get your message across is very effective- I'm disarmed and drawn in, but still have to confront my "perplexing problems"-by the end of the poem. Brilliant! Thank you.
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I will say I was not sure weather or not to laugh durring this poem or not...it was a depressing poem but you phrased it in such a humerous way...it was hard for me to take it seriously
that could be what you intended...I'm not sure
I liked the internal rhyme though...that was quite cool
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Hell...
The personification of emotional bigamy? I thought you'd met my ex-boyfriend!!! This poem fits him to a tee, and I am seriously thinking of sending it to him. I found out after nearly six months of "high delusions of angelic collusions" that I was the "insignificant other" since the wifey possesed all the ties that bind. I got smart and removed myself from the situation tho not totally unaffected. Hopefully I've grown as little wiser from the humiliation. Jeez, I just love this poem... Ithica
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