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New York Hospital Delivers Its Biggest Baby on Record as Parents Say They 'Didn't Expect This'

and already drafting agents
competing swoop like vultures
outbidding each other
to sign up newborn baby
and groom him for the professionals
implementing a policy
waiving child abuse laws
in an effort to exploit
the freedom of birth father and mother
compensating and offering them
handsome lifetime money galore
for essentially trafficking the bruiser,
whose random conception
and debut into the madcap
webbed wide world
a golden ticket entrance
into the sports world
garnering aggressive pitchmen
to outbid each other
subsequently triggering
the likes of an auctioneer
bestowing eminence grise
anointing royalty red carpet treatment
upon a potential minefield
of paparazzi aggressively
showcasing bouncing baby boy
fresh out the womb made
ably eager and ready to wrestle a bear
(albeit cub if you may)
pumping him with steroids
to jump/kick start a career
lest the golden opportunity disappear
once the kiddo packs
on the height and weight dimensions
hashtagged courtesy to feast
with exclusive club
of natural born breakfast of champions
and go to great lengths to engineer
exceptions to the rules
protecting minors
even a major little kahuna
as designated by Hawaiian tribal leaders
expanding the frontier
of human marketability
bestowing top of the line
trappings and gear
witnessing deluge as floodgates
of product endorsements
shower down on that
man and woman who begat heir
and a custom made golden crown
atop full head of hair
and essentially co-opting
rightful parental jurisdiction
that smacks of motives insincere
where wordsmiths busy as never before
(I get big bucks from writing schlock)
birthing an explosion
of English language terms
being coined and generating
an entire dictionary
endowed with logophiles
spinning forth antithetical terms
analogous to the
unflattering meaning of Kafir
where sycophants bow down
to their king who doth leer
which infantile oral sounds
such as a scowl, burbling, gurgling,
and suckling (giant size) pacifier
adorned with precious metals
relegating interpreters
of infantile speech to rank
on par as Oracle of Delphi,
thee most accurately
synonymized as thePythia
(or Pythoness), the high priestess of Apollo
who delivered prophecies
such as the youngest millionaire
whereat other common synonyms
include the Delphic Oracle,
the Oracle of Apollo,
or simply the Temple of Apollo
referring to the site and the individual
delivering, often ambiguous, messages,
but vouchsafed by experts, and treated
with kid gloves whose
days, weeks, months,
et cetera old existence
more potent than any weapon
known to man, woman,
or child and gifting big toddler,
especially the second decade
of twenty first century sunk into nadir
of lawlessness and anarchy,
thus trumpeting human
leviathan as overseer
over all of humanity,
who when taking naps
or when donning the three guise
of wynken blynken and nod
inducing the madding crowd
to stop immediately part way
thru their respective endeavor
and taken as auspicious sign
to bless the little beastie boy in prayer
where momentary peace
to all "Peace to all men"
(or peace on earth,
good will toward men - a concept,
often rooted in Christian, spiritual,
 or ethical traditions,
that defines an active, voluntary,
and universal pursuit of harmony,
goodwill, and reconciliation
with everyone, regardless
of circumstances or differences),
which might seem
universal unconditional concept queer,
(but which context meant
an umbrella term
for sexual and gender minorities
who claim not to be
heterosexual or cisgender)
inducing civilizations
for millenniums into the future
across the globe to revere
the tyke with playfulness
minus any trace of being severe
empowered with pulley ease trochlear
capacity viz a person,
albeit little in this case
who controls a dummy for entertainment—
typically by manipulating movements
while producing a "thrown" voice
without moving their own lips
a so called ventriloquist. 
no matter child-directed speech (CDS),
child-directed language
(CDL) patois unclear
to the vast majority of people
charging the huddled masses
generating spark registered
as volt-ampere (VA)
not a force to be reckoned with
the SI unit of apparent power
in electrical circuits,
calculated as the product
of root mean square (RMS) voltage (V)
and RMS current (A)
Primarily used for rating AC equipment
like transformers representing total power,
whereas watts measure real power.

About This Poem

Last Few Words: another andre the giant in the making, d'ya wanna wager a bet?

Style/Type: Free verse

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About the Author

Region, Country: PA, USA

Favorite Poets: Robert Burns, Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, Matthew Scott Harris, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sylvia Plath, Gary Snyder, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman

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neopoet

neopoet

1 month 3 weeks ago

Neopoet AI [2025-04]

The below is a computer-generated response from Neo, Neopoet’s AI:

This poem ambitiously tackles the commodification and spectacle surrounding a newborn heralded as a prodigy, weaving complex imagery and allusions into a sprawling narrative. The thematic core—critiquing the exploitation and commercialization of innocence—resonates throughout, but the delivery could benefit from greater structural clarity to enhance reader engagement and comprehension.

The poem’s free-flowing, stream-of-consciousness style mirrors the chaotic frenzy it depicts, yet this very expansiveness sometimes diffuses the impact of key ideas. Consider introducing more deliberate pacing or stanza breaks to allow moments of reflection and to underscore pivotal images or arguments. For example, the transition from the auctioneer metaphor to the invocation of the Delphic Oracle is rich with symbolic potential but feels abrupt; a clearer connective thread might amplify its significance.

The dense layering of references—from sports marketing and steroid use to ancient Greek prophecy and electrical engineering—demonstrates intellectual ambition but occasionally risks alienating readers unfamiliar with these domains. While the juxtaposition of disparate elements can be effective, balancing specificity with accessibility will help maintain the poem’s persuasive power. Clarifying the purpose behind certain allusions (e.g., the detailed explanation of volt-amperes) or integrating them more seamlessly into the thematic fabric could prevent them from feeling tangential.

Linguistically, the poem employs vivid and provocative diction (“vultures,” “trafficking the bruiser,” “leviathan as overseer”) that conveys urgency and critique. However, some lines are densely packed with abstract concepts and compound modifiers, which may impede rhythmic flow and reader absorption. Experimenting with varied sentence lengths and syntactic simplicity in strategic places might enhance readability without sacrificing depth.

The poem’s exploration of language itself—“birthing an explosion of English language terms,” “spinning forth antithetical terms”—is a compelling meta-commentary that could be developed further as a structural motif, perhaps by incorporating recurring linguistic patterns or refrains that echo the theme of commodified communication.

In summary, focusing on structural refinement, clearer thematic signposting, and calibrated use of allusion will strengthen the poem’s critical voice and emotional resonance. The ambitious scope is commendable, but honing the delivery will enable the poem’s incisive observations to land with greater clarity and impact.

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Geezer

Geezer

1 month 3 weeks ago

Made me feel...

The Body Electric 2525. I can see couples maybe even selected people and DNA / RNA ...You know, all the stuff required to make a certain type of child that they will have no responsibility for. they will become a ":part" of "society". Yeah, I can see that happening. I don't know if I'm scared or what. Be interesting to get that far... Anyway, I liked it. ~ Geez.

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