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wordancer Senior Member
since 2000-07-30
Posts 809VA 
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What is this icon? to which we teach our children to pray. Holy grail of the golden arches; great god of consumerism, an fantastic entity, the wondrous Mickey Dees! Ronald McDonald, the master of illusion, feeder of the masses-- singing burgers dancing fries apple pie in the sky a shabby reality bought and paid for with the golden coins of our souls. The fake clown with the perpetual grin! Dead white face—mocking nose what does he know? that makes him smile so— And what about those flashing teeth? (ah, all the better to bite you with, my dears) Then we wonder why the little ones wake up at night, screaming in fright (hush child, go to sleep, its all right) for tomorrow a treat, take our hands we are going to McDonald’s land! then we wonder why? they cry themselves back to sleep; take our hands we are going to McDonald’s land! be brave and true, we will teach you what to do how to stand up to the stainless steel counter to give offering for the insubstantial-- piping voices learn to pray “kid’s meal, with a prize inside” (don’t forget the please) learning by rote our litany “two all beef patties . . . on toasted sesame bun” super-size it please— repeat after me super-size it please— repeat after me… And you wonder why…? You are afraid of the clown. |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
Lady Noggin, this is absolutely brilliant an excellent poem. You said it perfectly. I loved this poem, very dark hunour, something juicy and real to sink my teeth into unlike a Mc Donalds burger. I am thinking of that scene in the film "Falling Down" where Michael Douglas gets a burger, all soggy and flat, and then looks at the picture over the counter of this big juicy healthy burger...so true. BURN MC DONALDS. phew you got me all excited now. lol "I am melancholy, flower cutting through stone" manic street preachers |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
"two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun!" YUM! (j/k) It amazes me that people actually eat that stuff...go figure. Very clever, creative poem, Lady Noggins! I enjoyed it very much! Denise |
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wordancer Senior Member
since 2000-07-30
Posts 809VA |
Well now brian, if I see a trail of burned out McDonald's, I'm not saying anything. Denise thanks for the rest of the words to the jingle....I think. LOL,  I read this at a writers' retreat that I went to a couple of months ago, it went over quite well. I even got audience participation at the end and had them repeating after me, "Super size it, please!" It was great fun! Lady Nogs |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Lady, I just loved this piece. Truly good work. Juls |
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Dennis L. White Senior Member
since 2000-02-17
Posts 1463Michigan, U.S.A. |
Lady Noggins, Now I lay me down to sleep, I lie down without a frown, Let me rest in repose deep, And dream not of that dreadful clown! Great piece, Definately food for thought!(or was that thought for food) Dennis :^) Moonbeams radiate When the veiling cloud has past Playful shadows dance Dennis L. White :^) |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
This is just fab!!! and that really IS one ugly clown...but what a statement you've made here---just love it! |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Lady Nogs- love this. humorous and oh so true.  so now that i've read and responded, can i have a kid's meal?  -vicky |
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