Genie

Okay. So this might be a little bit creepy, the dark side and all that.

 

Genie

 

Can’t believe it, conceive it this vision of me:

bottled genie with three wishes,

just scrub shine the dishes

till polished demolished

they want what they see

the gift that is me

 

Genie’s grinning with evil,

smirk-smirking with glee,

clawing his way clear of me

 

Eyes wide tear the wrappings

unravel the trappings

no October surprise,

laughter’s sparkling demise as

they want and they want,

take a shine to my spine

rub three times and its free

 

Genie’s smirking with evil,

grin-grinning in glee

plotting a path out of me

 

They ask three great wishes and smile

in confused desperation, for while

they are rubbing the lamp, rage is building

and glowing, the cooker is pressured

and vented, the steam like a genie

but searing a path cross their eyes

 

Genie’s glowing with evil,

grim-grimaced in glee

exploding away from me

 

And then they are running in fear

of this monster all bearded and kind-faced

who seemed smart, delightful

not broiling demented in search

of revenge and the color of money

and power it seemed in the end.

 

Genie’s growling with menace,

diminished in anger

and packing his bags into me

Reviews

[Brotha.deep]

I enjoyed reading this poem. It felt like I was reading song lyrics. The wording has a vibe to it.

[T. L. O'Neal]

I really enjoyed this one. Everyone feels like that I one time or other. The use of alternating colors added to this work I think. It helped with the flow of the piece and to separate the two parts. Great. T

[Paul Grimsley]

it is quite odd that you read things while listening to music and sometimes they seem to mesh perfectly. i have 'pictures of you' by the cure playing and for some reason it seemed the perfect accompaniment to this piece. it is rhythmically and musically playful while having a darkness about it.

[Krystal Waters]

Genie in a bottle! That was a song. I liked your version. You had the evil vs. good, the raging part of what is real, what was wrong with gettting wishes for free. We all nothing is for free. Clever writing!

Krystal

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i liked this a lot but wonder what the 'october surprise' is...