Friday, October 25, 2019

We Live Dismayed


We Live Dismayed

dear lazy cliché,

            according to you
            someone higher brow than I
            someone who commonly
            refers to my ilk as assorted lowlifes
measly footnotes or failed punchlines
            is of the belief
half-hearted
duty-bound consoling messages
            matter
            carry on with your cocktail party tête-à-têtes
            while those of us delegated to the trash heap
            see you for the schmaltzy relic that you are
            we hope you understand when we laugh at
            the inordinate amount of slavish devotion
            idiot stick figures with no souls heap on you
                        it is unearned &
                        we live dismayed
            in the face of the imbalance of power your ilk
believe sets you apart from diminutive peons
we the undersigned know better
we know you’re full of shit

yours,
the dismayed

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A wee poem to blow off a little steam. With a nod to Sex and the City.

Happy Friday!

In propinquity,
Nic


                       
           


           

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