I am not political

[mnaz]

No dire demagogery,
Nor dark of Draconian,
Nor dour, drunken doggerel,
O dogged dogs of dogma...
I am not political.

No left-right-left,
Nor rubber-stamp Ron,
Nor lock-step Larry,
O hup, two three...
I am not political.

No buzz word bluster,
Nor ditto-daze delusion,
Nor foisted fil-o-so-phy,
O smokescreen of smirk...
I am not political.

No mortgaged mandate,
Nor many mangled manners,
Nor monopoly of morality,
O murder of moderate...
I am not political.

[Doreen Peri]

hehe... great piece!
I love the whimsically dancing alliteration! Really good stuff!
I just read it aloud!

(which reminds me I still need to send you that piece we recorded on cd.. will do that this week..)

Minor critique and I usually don't offer any critiques unless in a forum especially set aside for that but in this case, I think the meter would work better if you said "I am not political" rather than making a contraction out of it. It's stronger that way. And I also think starting the piece with that line might work, too (but just using it as the title works ok.. )

[mnaz]

Thanks Doreen. (I agree-- made the change).

Just slingin'..... I'm glad you enjoyed....

(and I look forward to hearing the "Heaven" recording-- many thanks in advance!).....

[jimboloco]

i thought there was nothing stronger than a good contraction, excuze me.

just goes to show you there ain't no absolutes!

purely perfidious, no doubt, and it's true, too

reminds me all of a sudden of.....

the revolution will not be televised"

instead of "the revolution won't be televised,"

someday we shall overcome
we'll overcome someday oy vey!

[Arcadia]

you´re not political, ok, what´s the problem? (auch, it´s poetry...!)
I can recognize aliteration since the anglo-saxons thanks Borges, good one!.
saludos,

Arcadia

[sooZen]

Hah! No, you and the mtmynded one are not political. I can tell you are a liar...no, I know you are a liar! heh.

Seriously...ahhh, forget serious...I like it!

smacks honey.

[Artguy]

What if there was an election and nobody voted....I can always dream

[stilltrucking]

listen to the sound of two hands clapping

Nor monopoly of morality,

it was all great but that line jumped out at me.

[mnaz]

thanx jimbo, Arcadia, Soozen, Artguy, & truckin'....

I wrote this one after a particularly wearisome "debate" with a particularly ballistic sort of left-right-left-right Hannity disciple. (Or perhaps he was among Rush's minions).


hehe..... Soozen....

Yes..... I am a big liar sometimes, aren't I?

[jimboloco]

the revolution will not be solipsized.

[mnaz]

Hey! I like this one.

[saw]

I like it too !

I now understand the significance of resurrection .......

[mnaz]

I remain disturbed that these lines still have some traction. Maybe more now than ever. I kind of hoped this kind of stuff would be obsolete by now. Dream on.