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Tramp Poet
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0 posted 2001-06-17 11:35 AM


Manufactured Darkness

Reading the comments
posted by dear friends
darkside of my work.
Two haikus per stanza
modernistic versus traditional
perhaps simply reflections.

Evolution of decades
expression, some fair
others woefully amateur.
Just keep doing it
like i ever really had a choice
lost and found, Q and A.

Mama, she laughs
says i can see the darkside
of ice cream cones.
Still laughing she implores
“now don’t ruin ice cream”
can a challenge be unanswered?

Pretty cone so tantalizing
frozen heaven wrapped in sugar
folks tending to lie to themselves.
Like most of life, is it not?
the evil and death hidden inside
wrapped in innocent pleasure.

Never seeing the rotten teeth
the pain, the pounds, the addiction
the sweet, sensuous lies of sugar.
Yes lies. Like an AIDS hooker
dressed to look so enticing, alluring
yet inside lurks slow, painful death.

Mama is hitting me now, repeatedly
so guess, i shall need to stop
before any lasting injury.
One last slap as she hurries away
yelling about never seeing a cone the same
perhaps it’s time for sugar free...

    Tramp Poet:
once a scooter tramp
no choice about poet...

© Copyright 2001 Daniel James Burt - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-06-17 12:15 PM


Wonderful poetry.  Imagine!  The dark side of an ice cream cone.  No wonder Mama is frustrated.  Joyce
Denise
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2 posted 2001-06-18 08:17 PM


Daniel, you've ruined ice cream...*smack-smack*...how could you? Well, I forgive you...just don't go ruining my apple pie,okay?  
FoxXena
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3 posted 2001-06-19 12:16 PM


Unfortunately, there is a darkside to everything and we can never forget that. This is a realistic poem and I like it, the way that it exposes the truth.

*+*Would you be known by everybody? Then you know nobody.~
-Publilus Syrus*+*

Tramp Poet
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4 posted 2001-07-02 03:06 PM


sorry about that, D!
jeppers Mama is still steamed...

    Tramp Poet:
once a scooter tramp
no choice about poet...

Lighthousebob
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5 posted 2001-07-03 11:48 PM


Give me a banana split..... double the hot fudge with a cherry on top.  Ice cream bad? I don't think so........  hey, you can't believe everything you read..... right.
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