in the beginning
god created the queue
& placed it before a mall
there was no grinning
just shoppers in a stew
spoiling for a pre-sale brawl
& god saw that it was good
evening & morning, one day
in the beginning
god made anxieties
& placed them in a poodle
there was no trimming
just fleas & bad matting
a pentagram on its noodle
& god saw that it was good
evening & morning, two days
in the beginning
god made uncertainties
& placed them square in harm’s way
there was no winning
just wrong math, bugs & pleas
404 page, print delay
& god saw that it was good
evening & morning, three days
but the next morning
the fourth & final day
god made the reaper from dust
then gave a warning
not to get in god’s way
‘cos he could no longer be arsed
& god didn’t give a rats that it was not good
evening & morning, the reaper joined the poodle at the discount sale
& got a killer deal on a brand new nintendo switch 2
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2024
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This is brilliant in so many ways. There’s humour, but that humour barely covers the deeper intent
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Thank you, Crispina! It’s not an easy balance to strike, and I’m not always sure if we’ve managed to do so. 😄🙏
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I love it so much!
But I want to know what it sounds like to the ear. I’ve read it out loud many times but I just can’t settle on one. Is it like a puppy falling asleep or a bull with a ring through its snout? Wait… I’d better stop or I’ll go on all night.
What say y’all?
Bird
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I reckon it sounds like a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Well, I could be wrong about that… 😆
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😄👏🤭😂
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😆😝
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Tony,
You have a wild brain, my friend. So crazy how we live in something a far cry from paradise.
Take care, Gary
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Thanks, Gary!
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Sounds like three or four Godawful days.
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Doesn’t bode well for the rest really…
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So, god basically, doesn’t care about, the needs of, humans, at all…
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Not that we’d know but that would be our assumption so far. 😛
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