I.
He wades through bullshit, like the con
Of found wallets and pyramid schemes
What he wants is to remove what's on
Claiming that you fulfill his dreams
And once you're done, you meet the dawn
With insight- he's not what he seems
II.
One excuse or more, one date or less,
Spews forth from his lying face
Now that he has had what's in your dress
He's in search of a newer lace
To use his word for new conquest
Like the astronaut wooing space.
III.
My words seem harsh, I realize that
and, in truth, Beauty's not so bad.
Romantics, I think, were better at
writing of a pot and severed head
imprisoned wives' fireside chats
and reanimating the dead.
heidi
after George Gordon Byron
written 4/8/14 for
Today's prompt was to rewrite a classic poem. I chose She Walks in Beauty, and I am a little worried that I may be guilty of heresy. Also, I took some liberties with the form (as usual).
He wades through bullshit, like the con
Of found wallets and pyramid schemes
What he wants is to remove what's on
Claiming that you fulfill his dreams
And once you're done, you meet the dawn
With insight- he's not what he seems
II.
One excuse or more, one date or less,
Spews forth from his lying face
Now that he has had what's in your dress
He's in search of a newer lace
To use his word for new conquest
Like the astronaut wooing space.
III.
My words seem harsh, I realize that
and, in truth, Beauty's not so bad.
Romantics, I think, were better at
writing of a pot and severed head
imprisoned wives' fireside chats
and reanimating the dead.
heidi
after George Gordon Byron
written 4/8/14 for
Today's prompt was to rewrite a classic poem. I chose She Walks in Beauty, and I am a little worried that I may be guilty of heresy. Also, I took some liberties with the form (as usual).
yikes....not the guy...
ReplyDeletetoo bad its only the morning after
you know...
this was a fun play on
she walks in beauty....smiles.
AppThank you Brian! I'm Sure That I'll Be Haunted Tonight ByThe Ghosts Of The British Romantics. ( Sorry For All ThE Caps. I'm Using The Blogger app On My Phone.)
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