Fuck you and your twenty-six point two,
and fuck the Escalades, two by two, white by white,
I’m waiting for protection.
Thirteen point one, you’re fucking done.
All around, I might be blind,
but there aren’t any cupped hands
managing my day.
The fuckers who wear their labels.
There’s love in the maze,
but they don’t take my dinero.
What I see with twenty-six point two,
they roll me on the microwave turntable,
kicking my poisoned kidneys,
choking and strangling my god
who rides a bicycle
without a helmet,
hugging the curb.
Thirteen point one runs over my god,
splotches on Escalades,
there will never be cupped hands.
Fuck me and my dead spirit.
I ain’t worth one point two.
#1 by Carl D'Agostino on August 26, 2011 - 7:56 pm
I graduated with a 2.0. This is hard to figure Carl. I see focused anger and disgust. But afraid to venture a comment.
#2 by Carl on August 29, 2011 - 10:17 pm
I was afraid to post it. It doe not work at all like I imagined, and now I’m a bit embarrassed, but I’ve done worse, much worse!
#3 by Evelyn on August 26, 2011 - 9:21 pm
this seems like Carl freestyling to me.
brilliant.
#4 by Carl on August 29, 2011 - 10:18 pm
Yes, you are kind and generous – Freestyling, but I’m afraid it doesn’t work. No one will say I didn’t try to stretch boundaries until I ran out of talent!
#5 by Evelyn on September 8, 2011 - 2:12 pm
you could never run out of talent.
you are amazing.
just deal with it.
#6 by Life: Between the lines on August 27, 2011 - 8:55 pm
the numbers may refer to something. The escalade reference made me think about rims, but unsure and I agree with Carl D., a lot of anger, sounds like spoken word poetry around my way though 🙂
smooches, hope you and your lovely one are well!
#7 by Carl on August 29, 2011 - 10:20 pm
Thank you for your comment. I wasn’t trying to be angry, but you’re right, it did go that way…
#8 by Kay Camden on August 28, 2011 - 11:44 am
I might have to agree with you on this one. Except for the end.
#9 by Carl on August 29, 2011 - 10:20 pm
Ha! Well, you’re the lone dissenter!
#10 by Indigo Spider on September 6, 2011 - 1:25 pm
I don’t see anger but despair. Or resigned acceptance of the unacceptable. Maybe that’s just me.
#11 by Carl on September 6, 2011 - 10:39 pm
Resigned acceptance is a nice description, I hope.