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Oct 02, 2017
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PARASITIC
Plastered to my soft underbelly
Attached firmly, suction-cup-lips
Riding me, (your gravy train)
A most unwilling host
Skin-deep-barnicled
Itching to shed
The you of
Intense
Chew
About This Poem
Style/Type: Structured: Eastern
Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
Comments
Eumolpus
7 years 9 months ago
Most interesting!
I like the form of the poem you call eastern. Is it a form?
I enjoyed this usage of what I have known as concrete poetry
How does one get rid of a parasite like that?
Duke.Raoul
7 years 9 months ago
I believe the form is known
I believe the form is known as a NONET, nine lines beginning with nine syllables; then descending to eight, seven, six, etc. I did spell 'barnicaled' incorrectly and missed it in the edit. I have a tendency to attract clingy/needy people, and simply have too big of a heart to detach and discard them. Thank you very much for the comment.
scribbler
7 years 9 months ago
I have
seen this form before but it usually is not as well done as this. Are you describing congress ? lol
Simon
7 years 9 months ago
Nice form
it's good to see show up with this kind of form thanks.
Geezer
7 years 4 months ago
I had no...
problem in discerning the gist of this one! Liking this style. ~ Geezer.
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