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Regnum Hominis
The boastful will not admit it
but they fall from grace all the time
to show the obverse of sublime
with one more apoplectic fit,
most wisely seen from well afar
when they preach to the simping twit
of vanity mixed with YouTube grit
(or something even more bizarre)
to sell the rubes some shoes of gold
so they as well might be the king
of ersatz new instead of old,
or stock shares of some trending thing
which they can rule right away...
with Midas glitter hell to pay.
but they fall from grace all the time
to show the obverse of sublime
with one more apoplectic fit,
most wisely seen from well afar
when they preach to the simping twit
of vanity mixed with YouTube grit
(or something even more bizarre)
to sell the rubes some shoes of gold
so they as well might be the king
of ersatz new instead of old,
or stock shares of some trending thing
which they can rule right away...
with Midas glitter hell to pay.
Published 5th Mar 2024
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6th Mar 2024 8:27am
Really well written.
I don't know if I interpreted it the way you intended,
but for me it rang with such truth
The shoes of gold was brilliant, if it's what I think you mean
Sorry, I won't talk politics on here, I'll prob be thrown out for vulgarity.
I don't know if I interpreted it the way you intended,
but for me it rang with such truth
The shoes of gold was brilliant, if it's what I think you mean
Sorry, I won't talk politics on here, I'll prob be thrown out for vulgarity.
6th Mar 2024 1:23pm
If we can't troll the trolls for being trolls, then all is lost already...
but at least we will know who's really doing the censorship.
(like we didn't know already)
Hey, if you get that cheesed off about it then maybe poetry is exactly where you should be channeling that energy:)
but at least we will know who's really doing the censorship.
(like we didn't know already)
Hey, if you get that cheesed off about it then maybe poetry is exactly where you should be channeling that energy:)
6th Mar 2024 1:45pm
I hear that, and we will be here all day trying to decide who's more of a crook than the other, but it is possible to compartmentalize our feelings of outrage and use that to clear our heads for real thinking on the issues. Ever wonder how the pundits can sit at the same news roundtable and not get up and try to strangle each other?
If they can do it so can we.
I have to bust out a teaser every now and then so I will get back to doing poems on more important issues, like wine, women, and song:)
If they can do it so can we.
I have to bust out a teaser every now and then so I will get back to doing poems on more important issues, like wine, women, and song:)
6th Mar 2024 11:44pm
7th Mar 2024 00:32am
I cannot help but to follow where the muse will lead, even as I wonder if it will not someday be a witness to hellish proceedings.
I will not think myself so clever then, but I thank you for the vote of confidence ☺️
I will not think myself so clever then, but I thank you for the vote of confidence ☺️
