Politics, Philosophy and the Vacuum Cleaner
Oh! Vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner!
Why do you want my shins to claim
To bang and bash and bruise and lame
And bugger up my noble aim?
I tried to take the stress away
By taking a drastic cut in pay;
Not making decisions was the way
To save the day.
Oh! Vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner!
But woe is me I found the strain
Of keeping quiet such a pain;
Out came the old familiar refrain,
This is not sane.
Oh! Vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner!
Why do you want my shins to claim
To bang and bash and bruise and lame.
And bugger up my noble aim.
The vacuum cleaner’s awesome weight.
Has spun my serenity into a state.
It could be this that sets my fate,
So must I wait.
Oh! Vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner!
But the battle is not mine to fight;
The class war doesn’t need my might.
To be fit and peaceful is my right,
So keep it light.
Oh! Vacuum cleaner, vacuum cleaner!
Why do you want my shins to claim
To bang and bash and bruise and lame
And bugger up my noble aim?
Author notes
Number 7 It is a sort of song if one on a strange subject.
A contest entry
- Just for the fun of it! Options Galore! Everyone's a winner! by Rockstar Bob.
950 points, ended March 24, 2008, 12 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Hoodwinked *wink* from the hood, Robin Hood that is.
I found this amusing. I like that your poetry is different than most poets. I like to be unconventional. Tradition poets don't understand it. -
Hoodwinked!
I truly understand this testimony, this ode to the mighty vacuum cleaner. I got sucked right into this poem. Attachments galore, and deluxe settings take this right to the carpet.
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Its great that you enjoyed my poems. I liked your answer too as you had fun with it. I was very encouraged to be hood winked. It was a brilliant suprise. I know I should use my points to get more reads but havent really worked out how to do it. I have just started a new job so I havent had much time but I swear I will keep on trekking.
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Hoodwinked!
A.....vaccum cleaner?
well we all get our muse from different things... This was good, and my fellow poets seemed to have liked the humor in this. I thought the rhyming was a little much, but we all have our personal stype. Congrats on the HM, though. Keep penning, fellow poet.
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I loved being hood winked thanks for reading my poetry and Im glad you enjoyed it.
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Hood-Winked!
I never thought I could laugh so hard at a poem about a vacuum cleaner. Thank you, I needed a hard laugh. The rhyming style that you did was fitting for this poem as it added to the humor. Very creative! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the HM!
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Hood-Winked!
I really liked this - it was whimsical and oh so true! I love the flow and everything! Congratulations on the honorable mention - it was well deserved with this piece 
Keep writing
Polly
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This is an excellent entry in the contest. However, I noticed that you have forgotten the three numbers. But It's okay, I'll still let this pass, seeing as others have forgotten as well.
Vaccum cleaners can be a pain to run. I could picture this being a kind of Punkish song. I don't know if that's the kind of music style you intended, But it's what I'm hearing. Great job.
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