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Dec 15, 2011
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Big Black Boots
Big black boots
and a fedora,
low over my eyes.
Black chinos
with black braces
over black t-shirt.
Shuck on the leather jacket,
attach the Raybans
and ready to go.
Can't miss on the eight ball,
can't miss that Miss,
beefcake backs down,
tequila slides down.
This book is its cover.
About This Poem
Last Few Words: For the Brainstorming Workshop
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
Comments
weirdelf
13 years 7 months ago
the prompt was the title,
thrown up during the Brainstorming workshop.
The connection to the last line could be expressed as "the clothes make the man" but I couldn't say that, could I, it's all un-poetical [grins]
the_fool
13 years 7 months ago
that last line....
sharp and direct, like the poem is dressing itself.
i agree with beau here. io can't see the connection with the last line.
a workshop piece, eh? i'd like to see the steps taken to come up with this one.
weirdelf
13 years 7 months ago
see my reply to beau
we brainstormed ideas for poems in chat, produced a list of 78, chose 5t each from it.
wesley snow
13 years 7 months ago
I do see the last line connection.
A statement of substance. The guy is as wicked cool as what he appears. No need to open the book to find out what he is, in fact you probably don't want to open the thing. This made me smile Jess. wesley
weirdelf
13 years 7 months ago
ta Wes,
yes, surely everyone has heard the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover"
scribbler
13 years 7 months ago
hi
Abook whose cover contains more than the pages within. The ultimate poseur. The rhyme was off in a few places though lol........stan
weirdelf
13 years 7 months ago
that's it.
rhyme? It's hard to convey irony in a text comment.