The two stood at their podiums poised for debate.
Their faces were contorted and clouded with hate.
Bombastic explosions of caustic words were spat;
Shrill diatribes dripping with perverse drama that
Fell before a cursory review of the facts,
Punctuated with obscene gestures and crude acts.
This was no dialectic with erudite words
As these two politicians squared off trading crude slurs.
At the height of their rage, each woman pulled her gun
And blasted away until the killing was done.
I think that next Thursday I will just stay away.
Meetings are too violent at the P.T.A.
Author notes
Dialectic - discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation.
I chose to illustrate the word by writing a poem that portrayed the opposite of a dialectic.
For anyone who does not know, PTA is Parent-Teachers Association. It is school level local politics. When I was a kid the meetings were on Thursday nights.
In a list
A contest entry
- Do the Dictionary #2 by fortyninereasons.
600 points, ended September 21, 2008, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Turn those greenies into gold (or silver or bronze) pt 7 by whispernthedark.
700 points, ended October 11, 2008, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I would say that they can be more gruesome at times the high level politics. It's more personal and has an immediate and long lasting effect. I would stay home too next Thursday....maybe a good UFC fight is on....
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A good UFC fight may be less brutal than politics, but no where near as entertaining.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Mike
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Very clever and funny poem. Those meetings can be ruthless, a fight broke out at one of my coworker's child's school. Great write, thank you for entering the contest. Good luck.
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whisper
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Thank you for reading and commenting. It is much appreciated.
Mike
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I had quite a chuckle reading this. Loved the rhyme.
Thank you for entering.
Juls
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Thank you very much for reading and commenting. I am glad you enjoyed the poem. The green cup is much appreciated.
Mike
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Nice. That's really funny. pta, hah! But it's so true! HAHAHA! =)
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I am glad you enjoyed this. Most of my work lately has been satire. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Mike
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LOL I remember those days! Great write Chucks..you always do so well though. Best of luck! Keep the ink flowing.
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Thanks for reading and commenting. I had picked dialectic as a prompt but had to write about the opposite of a dialectic to make sense of it. Glad you enjoyed it.
Mike
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I LOVE it, good rhythm and very funny. Also love the picture you put with it and the notebook background. The title works well with it.
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Thank you very much for reading and commenting. I have been writing a few poems along this same vein for a couple of weeks. some people get me, some are appalled. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Mike
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Superb
I love the satire in this write. It really brought a smile to my face. Imagery, rhythm and rhyme are just fine.
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Thanks. When I went to bed this was two elderly non-descript male senators, when I woke up they had had sex changes and were running for PTA offices.
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Yeh, right! Quickest sex change operation in history!!! I bet they didn't even get any counseling beforehand so they were angry afterward.
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Between the sex change, loss of prestige, and lower salaries, is it any wonder they were shooting?
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You might have a point there; 'cause they no longer do. (lol)
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It's very good and very sad that some poems in the feautured list, which rehash tired cliches get a ton of positive comments only becuase they articulate what people would like or want to feel.
This is really well done - i love the way it reads, it is very concise, economic and has no wastage.
I really like this as a piece of writing, i really do, i hope this gets plenty of reads, it deserves it.
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Thank you for your comment, it is much appreciated. Many poets on this site write about sadness and despair, as they are learning they tend to mimic others who express what they feel. I have only been here a short time and I have seen some poets move from cliche to a style of their own. I try to encourage people as best that I can.
I come from the "talk less, say more" land of Calvin Coolidge. Perhaps that accounts for my economic use of wordage.
Thanks for visiting.
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no probs - I really liked it - I like writing where every word has a point, a reason for its use or a reason for being there - you did that, in my view, very well in this piece.
James
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cogitate
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Cogitation finished.
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