and I feel like pickled beets, my
hand is shaking the phone as I
brand politicians pesky flies
stand beneath their shallow lies.
“Yes?” I say because I know
less than this restricted foe
guess the motive, much too slow,
gets lots of hang-ups on Joe Blow
like I’ve done two times before.
Psyched to stop this raging war
spike the line, even the score
strike deceit with wild boars,
I plan to march in Washington
cry, “Harassment, everyone!
Why bother me with voices spun?”
Sigh~ then you called, and I was done.
©laurie kolp
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Prompt inspirations:
dVerse Meeting the Bar w/ Victoria C. Slotto- Balance
Our Lost Jungle- Poetry Form Challenge #4: LENTO
ha. come one lets march….interesting how that last phone call dispelled the angst for you…i really like th form as well laurie…it plays well with the balance theme…will have to check out the notes on it….
I know what you mean about ‘those’ pesky phone calls though.
All that determination… lost on one phone call.
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll make it to November. It seems it just gets worse and worse each election cycle. Thanks for “contributing” your poem to the prompt, Laurie.
Nice flow and I think I get your drift. Aren’t we all sick of politicians? At least the US appears to be a ‘proper’ democracy (despite the hang ups you eloquently describe), which is more than can be said for the UK.
Ha. I like how you depict the frustration of these political calls. Then the last one, nice. Enjoyed this.
I like the side by side format….Mercifully, our politicians don’t bother us with those calls ~
Wow! This is really cool!
really love how you shaped the poem..underlines the whole feel of it just perfectly laurie
I too like the shape of this poem, great write, great read, thanks Laurie
Clever to shape the poem this way, emphasising the element of balance. Loved the flow and the phrasing as well.
What an indictment! You know Laurie not only is there balance within the poem … the subject but the words “sing” right off the page (with balance). I really like this … in great part because I feel it.
I hear you! Only ever been canvassed once by phone and I was out. It was for an internal party election for the Mayoral candidature( Bristol being just blessed with this option). As we live in a safe seat, (the party would be down to about 10 seats out of 360 if it was lost) I rarely get disturbed!
The structure and form of this was perfect for balance! Very nicely done.
Interesting structure, with yours words, it feels like stepping and counting. I like “strike deceit with wild boars”, sounds very effective.
Show these politicians who’s boss! There is that check and balance to keep them on their toes1 Great thoughts Laurie!
i like the way the stanzas balance off each other
adrenalin and release
Woww great…..was tangled in it……..
Entertaining! The anxiety of an awaited call, I’ve been there. Lovely write!
Oh, this raised a wry smile here!
Delightfully done!
Well done and perfect for the prompt. k.