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paul
paul
Jan 05, 2012 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)
This poem is part of the challenge:

June 2023 Challenge Breaking News

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Breaking News

Oh, great
Another political scandal
Let me guess
She’s sixteen

how in the world
will he explain
this mess

the details are getting vivid
empty bottles, condoms
and cheerleader pompoms

wait, it might not be him
there goes wishful thinking
the mastermind
made reservations
with his own credit card

thanks for watching
breaking news at ten
don’t miss out tomorrow
when we finally find
who killed the missing hen

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

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Region, Country: New York, USA

Favorite Poets: Cavafi, Sylvia Plath and Neopoet as a whole.

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Esker

Esker

13 years 5 months ago

amazing wit and humour

"when we finally found out who killed the missing hen"
our pique of our humanity
and what the poets surmise

intense and very rich in comedia de larte

China Blue

China Blue

13 years 5 months ago

Paul

Love it!!!!! the ending is great. Sarcastic humor the best kind
Chrys

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scribbler

13 years 5 months ago

hello

You got the groping of "news" down pat lol............stan

infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

13 years 5 months ago

Paul

Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, mate? Love the dripping sarcasm. you'd be a fine news anchor.

R

raj

13 years 5 months ago

Paul

much has already been said before me by others...i too loved the humor with a dash of cynicism and hope...like it's said .."humor is the spice of life"...

Ruby Lord

Ruby Lord

2 years ago

What I liked about your poem

What I liked about your poem was the disjointed delivery as a reflection of the news we see on television and on our phones and of our lives.

Everything is a snapshot, just enought to pique your interest and how we are no longer capable of concentrating for more than a few seconds. And the punchline, a reminder that our interests are captured with tedium. It was perfect, Ruby :)