No one was harmed during the writing of this poem
1.
Cupid had a date
With a housewife, from midtown
He promised her love arrows
The devilish cherub only brings her sorrow.
2.
M. had an operation
The doctors treated him like a puzzle
Re-arranged his insides—now nothing fits
He can’t use his bodily tools
3.
A yellow orange seeking approval
And belonging, on a fruit stand
She is a peeled orange, on a kitchen table
Or somewhere outside
4.
Father Gilgamesh, why not teach me the trade
Why fetch me a gun instead
Now, Johnny left, now, Johnny came
And I left my gun at home
Now, I am gone
5.
Cupid started shaming her again.
She transfered it to her kids
Shame on you, vegan cannibals
Ripping cauliflowers to shreds.
6.
M. The journeyman sees beauty in traffic light
On his way to work
He gazed at the buildings
And they were giving him concrete faces
7.
Ozymandias is having a wedding
In a funeral home
They hired Lennon and his band
They erased borders
And they freed the land.
8.
Jeremy’s parents having a fight
Over some magical wand
So mommy beaten daddy
Or maybe the other way around.
9.
The Hulk had too much protein powder
He used a full schoolbus as a barbell
Then he threw it on the villains
And Captain America handed him a badge.
10.
And here Mr. Cupid
Sitting on this bench, in Sun city park
Planning his next date and fun
And M. The journeyman
Coming back from work, with all his broken senses,
Re-arranged organes and tools
And shot Cupid with a caulking gun.
Cleverly penned, M.E. This is a very witty write my friend, amazing work. Appreciate you.
Damian
Thank you brother! Highly appreciated! “)
Very creative. Excellent work.
Thank you, Thomas! “)
This poem kicks so much ass! I love it! Offbeat, strange, smart, violent..you! I can see this becoming a film. Extraordinary creativity here.
Thanks buddy! Highly appreciated! “)
Hmm, no one was wounded, you say. Cupid was shot. lol this is good;)
I did say that. Its just like movies, when they say that no animal was harmed during the making of this film and then someone shoot a dog or sth, and then some guy chase him and kill him with a f*ing pencil or something like that. To get an action franchise.
I am talking too much. Cupid is a piece of shit in here. And he got what he f*ing deserve.
Lol. Thank you, Fia! “)
Holy hell this is good. I’m so glad to be reading you again.
I think it’s time for more.
You made my day with your sweet comment. I am glad you liked it. Thank you! “)
My pleasure 🌸
This is the first and only piece of yours I have read so far. I must admit, I am intrigued. I stumbled upon you only because you were online (so few are at one time, I have found). But I like it very much; you made me smile with your shots at Cupid, and oh, yes, th little fucker has messed up so many lives, yes? However, I have ulterior motives as well. I am trolling for writers who use audio in their work. We now have a new category for what we do here: Spoken Word, and I am looking for those of us who do that. If so, or you just want to explore the possibilities, hit me back and let’s talk. I think you know HER; aske her about it.
Thank you for reaching out and telling me about it. And thank for reading my silly scribbles.
Yep, he was. I think I have another poem coming with a Cupid as a victim. (Does it seem like I am vengeful toward it?! No? Lol)
“)
I was trying to get a Spoken Word group going here, but that fell through; however, I did manage to get a Spoken Word category for us when we publish pieces — or edit them — if you have audio embedded on the page. We now have a pretty good start at a Spoken Word library if you check it out. Jut choose CATEGORIES on the main banner, then Spoken Word on the dropdown.
Moving verse with mystery woven in.
Regards James
Thank you! “)