Pessimistic Rhyme

This month's VENT for my show, Vent Radio.

Epedemia
Hysteria
These things
I want to say to ya
Close your eyes
not your ears,
reality
not fears
Written on a page
that screams rage
from within its cage
of blank

New York's Spitzer,
the monkey in the middle
can you solve the riddle
of the ring around the hosies
while human traffic

jams the forgotten posies

Tears wafting
in the noses
of those classified
rich or poor
the middle class died
with the war-
no one's keeping score,
what for

We've got drugs to drink
from our kitchen sink
and tires to burn in Suburbia
let the smoke flirt with ya
as the blackness signifies humanity
replaced with greed, ignorance and vanity
Where's Susan Powter
Can she really stop the insanity

Fat cats smiling
exercising patient profiling
Obesity a side effect
of technology
not biology
Religion overshadowed
by astrology
Look up criminology
it's just an analogy
for pharmaceuticals,
guinea pig festivals
hidden in a red carpet
smile

Falling apart at the seams
watch behind the scenes
as the girl in the size zero
is our newly appointed hero
Adopt an African child
and the crowd goes wild

The back row hisses
as pink lips blow kisses
winking at the distraction,
the attraction, she's caused
bigger than Jaws
the movie
While I, the would be
maybe-
poet
is pushed down
face up
compelled to write
this stuff

It's just a pessimistic rhyme,
with good reason.

Reviews

[Blackbirdsong]

Wow and yes and preach it sistah and amen to boot!!!! I read about Spitzer today and was just so angry and I'm also wondering how many other people like him were involved in this and if he's just the fall guy. Makes me so glad I don't vote.

Also consider doing this as spoken word...your poetic voice is particularly strong in this one.

Love it and off to put on my favorites!

[The Elder Pine]

It's different then what you normally put out but it is good, very good. I think that you are able to take viewpoints and feelings and make them sing, really hit home with your words. I like the more consistent use of rhyme in this piece and the venom that you spew. It may be pessimistic, but pessimism is just the code name for realism.

[E. M. Murren]

Wow!!! Brilliantly stated as always. This one burns brightly with energy. Really great work.

[PoemRodent]

Interesting and with good flow. I give it a "Three Thumbs Up"

Dostani