universal acid

my father was a

veterinarian

a lazy one at that

 

and when I was born

he simply stood by and

watched as my mother

circumcised me

with a carrot peeler

 

the trauma left its mark so to speak

 

mom and dad split up when I was five

she ran off with the butcher's wife

he patented universal acid

a liquid that no container can hold

we don’t talk much these days

and the earth is slowly dissolving

Reviews

[. serah .]

-- i just read out this incredibly vivid, poignant and powerful piece of writing to my mother... and right after i reached the concluding lines... i said... "my father has 'patented universal acid' too"... she lapsed into silence for quite a few minutes... and i recounted some recent incidents and some from my childhood... and told her that i always knew there was something terribly wrong with his mind... -- i can't think of anyone who is as hurtful as him... -- sometimes, when we read a poem, we feel our voice has been heard... and we derive solace from the experience... -- right now is one such moment... -- thank you for writing this piece...

[Eloha]

haha! yes it is amusing in a criminal sort of way. .

[sienikeha]

ha! this is my favorite.poem.ever.

[Moflo]

I love the concept of universal acid, I think you approached it very creatively in this piece. I like it a lot!

[Robin]

again , such unique symbolism , reaching deep into the pool archetypica.

and I can feel the allusive chill of ice nine

[.]

you made me squirm..a good squirm..again you have the wonderful nack of thinking outside of the box..in fact I think you discarded the box completely..superb as always

[wordaddict]

Absolutely love it mega humor and imagery

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

This poem kinda hurt...


love your style and razor wit!

[Etoiles]

I love this.
I was actually thinking recently of writing something similar to this, something along the lines of that quote
'Parents, they f**k you up, they don't mean to, but they do'
& you did it wonderfully,
good write.

:)

[Leslie Philibert]

Another funny but profound poem, bittersweet,full of irony.Great.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Favorited. A very 'acidic' look at modern family relations. Hell yes.