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Lust of the Flesh

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I remember discovering
that old issue
of Playboy
in my father's tool chest
in the garage and

soon after
Marilyn Monroe
was my new love,  

will you ever forgive me
oh, exotic
coffee skinned
young women of
National Geographic?

And from the shower wand

bachelorette to the

lonely pay per-view

voyeur, I am sure

that sex

sells.



 

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Author notes

Option # 1 I suppose, although #2 could apply as well.

I was striving for a rather ‘Bukowski-esque’ tone in this piece.

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  • luna-midnight gold member
    February 13, 2008

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    ahhahahaha. ahhhh you said s word =P
    ahhaha but still a great poem, and congrats on silver =)
    stephanie


  • Tarja
    December 26, 2007

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    Congrats on the silver in Bella's contest. That is a very difficult and abstract picture to write about. And while this was a very interesting piece, it's not quite what I'm looking for ... but thank you for entering.


  • Sacrificial Love
    December 22, 2007

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    Smiling...

    this is witty...to say the VERY least... I love the way you covered the wide horizon of the industry that stems from our lust for the flesh...

    Bravo...

    xoxo
    Heidi


  • LadyLavender gold member
    December 22, 2007
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    Wow congrats on the prize. Great entry!!!


  • ellipsist
    December 22, 2007

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    I would say you achieved it... love the tone... a kind of acceptance tinged with a bit of remorse, not for the way one feels as an individual necessarily, but for the state of things, affairs in general, if you will...

    nicely done, indeed!


    • MJ Donnelly gold member
      December 22, 2007
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      Thank you dear, I deeply appreciate your kind comment; it does my heart good.


      mj.


  • Swan song gold member
    December 21, 2007

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    I found my father's playboy to. Stole it and tookit to school. Anyways I enjoyed this poem immensely funny and well put together.


  • LittleMoon silver member
    December 10, 2007
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    This is great as you remember the way things impressed you as a young boy on the brink of being a man. The memories, the thing you recall the clearest of all was being sold the idea of sex with a gorgeous blond goddess - you and billions of other men, young and old from every point of the earth. Sex sells in a big way. Good luck with this


  • Dalaney gold member
    December 9, 2007

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    you managed it...

    i like YOUR style and your
    views on life...did you really
    love Marilyn Monroe? lol She
    was so pretty...

    Love, Lane


  • michichoeret
    December 9, 2007
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    mmmmmmmmmmmmm great write

    yes boy sex sells. keep buying

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