He jotted random thoughts
into ruled composition books
juxtaposing & interposing
multisyllabic words that were
the stuff of Scrabble wet dreams
and he called it "poetry"
to impress girls.
[hallucinations hover
like metamorphic vultures
black on white undulations
of peripatetic promises]
They said he was
"emo" & "deep"
and used other comforting labels
to justify sleeping with him,
all the while thinking
he truly gave a fuck
about them.
[broken hearts, shattered hearts
tired, torn and tattered hearts
beat as one in dessicated
synchopation]
But all the belief in the world
doesn't make it so...
Author notes
~sigh~
"Art is what you can get away with."
--Andy Warhol
A contest entry
- Andy Warhol Quote by Naridill.
1100 points, ended October 28, 2008, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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I do not like Andy Warhol - especially after seeing the movie "Factory Girl" about Edie Sedgewick.
I think the most frightening part about that movie was how much I identified with Edie... which is probably why I hated Andy so vehemently afterwards.
This is an AWESOME poem! Your diction is incredible! And is that angst I detect? LOL.
It's a bit of a different style for you - kind of on a rant, but it's wonderful and I love it!
Hey, nobody ever said artists were angels, did they?
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definately what you can get away with but you get away with this one marvelously. wow zt I have never heard you use the word Emo lol I guess there is a time for everything. and you used a ton of words I dont even know the meaning of. anyways your awesome
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BOOM
Damn! That was powerful and true and fantastic!!! I loved this. You did such a fascinating job on this!!!!
Congratulations on your much deserved gold trophy!!
Write on.
~*~SP~*~
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OMG! This makes me think about a guy i knew in Jr high/ High School. Everyone wanted to be the subject of one of his "poems". Sometimes a lucky girl would get her name inserted in the slot (Maria, April, Shanna) of the same poem. Anyways, I love this... its comical and unexpected.
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wow
omgosh that was good i loved the part:
They said he was
"emo" & "deep"
and used other comforting labels
to justify sleeping with him,
all the while thinking
he truly gave a fuck
about them.
wow well great write
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Perceptions ... are difficult to change.
But we all want to go back to Blue Bayou ... or create such.
Be what makes you happy.
Love
Myra
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Don'tcha think it might be a good idea to put the (contest) quote in your author notes so dimbos like me needn't have to refer back to it?
Hahaa... so you do pay attention
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Tell me lies
Tell me sweet little lies...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O6G3hUtu150
Andy Warhol also said, "I prefer to remain a mystery..." You have labelled your poem in the 'angst' category, and this steels its way through from the very first words. I have noticed that your poems can sometimes be plain-styled and folk-driven, wryly in love with the negative economy of poetic labour. Their wit and precision sneak up on a body with quiet inevitability. They are proud of themselves and subtly self-mocking, consciously combining high modernist and homespun aesthetics. They can move deeply and laterally, engaging the alternate realities of history, love, biology, politics, and society through clever wordplay and juxtaposition. This one is no exception. I like it. I do hope you win the gold.
~ homba
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a fist to the puddle-deep poets out there feasting on the surface of words for a fondle and a vonday rue. nice slam, zt. don't hold back next time... ~ Ed
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wow.
i like it
very good
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