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Golden Cloud Boy
my life in bello monte wasn't easy
I was no golden cloud boy
showering confetti on everybody
the streets were old and cracked
cigarette butts and trash everywhere
still we played baseball and soccer
as if our lives depended on it
nintendo afternoons and coca-cola
kicks to the shins and spit on my face
it was a big merry-go-round
of magic and misery
the 90's were a cake
laced with strychnine
still, I miss it all
maybe I was happy
and never knew it
maybe after all
I was a golden cloud boy
I was no golden cloud boy
showering confetti on everybody
the streets were old and cracked
cigarette butts and trash everywhere
still we played baseball and soccer
as if our lives depended on it
nintendo afternoons and coca-cola
kicks to the shins and spit on my face
it was a big merry-go-round
of magic and misery
the 90's were a cake
laced with strychnine
still, I miss it all
maybe I was happy
and never knew it
maybe after all
I was a golden cloud boy
Published 24th Feb 2024
Author's Note
Inspired by Adelphina's "Foxes & Wolves". I wanted to try my hand at a kind of poetry between diary entry and traditional, imagery-rich verse. Hopefully you'll like it.
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Anonymous
24th Feb 2024 1:52pm
You did a good job. Very vivid, and enjoyable to read.
24th Feb 2024 4:29pm
25th Feb 2024 1:40am
Hey Mun!
Playing baseball and soccer as if our lives depended on it.
That phrase captures a lot.
When we're young everything seems so extra. haha
Like breakups. We feel it's the end of the world. It's not but
sure feels like it.
Great job stretching your wings with this write buddy!!
Playing baseball and soccer as if our lives depended on it.
That phrase captures a lot.
When we're young everything seems so extra. haha
Like breakups. We feel it's the end of the world. It's not but
sure feels like it.
Great job stretching your wings with this write buddy!!
8th Mar 2024 8:30am
Thank you, Adelphina! Though I like your poem much better :) Anyway, yes, it was nice writing it. A little experiment. Again, thanks a lot!
Mundus
Mundus
29th Feb 2024 7:13pm
This poem evoked all kinds of nineties memory. Especially the Coca-Cola and Nintendo afternoons, the very pinnacle of calling round to my friend’s house because she had Super Mario Brothers and I didn’t. We never think we’ll miss it, until we do.
Thank you for sharing this
-M
Thank you for sharing this
-M
8th Mar 2024 8:31am
So true! I still remember when my mom bought me the NES bundle with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt... those were the days! Thanks for stopping by!
Mundus
Mundus
2nd Aug 2024 3:30pm
"Nintendo afternoons and Coca-Cola".
"the 90's were a cake laced with strychnine ".
Yes and they were awesome.
"the 90's were a cake laced with strychnine ".
Yes and they were awesome.
2nd Aug 2024 3:44pm
