"Salty Dog"
Apparently authenticity
has always been an illusion;
The pareidolia stain of a now
evaporated false belief.
And for years I dutifully built
a ship to sail this sea of misinterpretation
toward the shore of nowhere
...But, now, at least I know.
I am the Magellan of
my own indubitable stupidity.
Another poem for the forum...
Another poem for the forum...
"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."
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Cheldoll
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Re: Another poem for the forum...
You can never have too many poems! 
I think this one definitely has to be read out loud for the full effect (though I had to guess at the pronunciation of pareidolia). The alliteration and assonance are lovely -- just enough to ring pleasantly in your ear without being overbearing. It's not something you can really appreciate by just reading it.
Surely you can sail a different sea, yes? And discover something worthwhile...
I think this one definitely has to be read out loud for the full effect (though I had to guess at the pronunciation of pareidolia). The alliteration and assonance are lovely -- just enough to ring pleasantly in your ear without being overbearing. It's not something you can really appreciate by just reading it.
Surely you can sail a different sea, yes? And discover something worthwhile...
xoxo,
Chel
" Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do,
care about many of the things you care about, although most people don't care about them.
You are not alone. " — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Chel
" Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do,
care about many of the things you care about, although most people don't care about them.
You are not alone. " — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.