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chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
edited December 2010 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
im gonna fill my shoe with milk
and send it to texas
gonna put rocks in my shoe
send it to texas
oh yeah im gonna put a doll house sized toilet in my shoe
gonna send it to texas
gonna put little pieces of dog crap in the tiny toilet that’s in my shoe
and send it straight to texas
im gonna put frogs in my shoe with a bowl of milk and food
gonna send it to texas
gonna put a squirrel in my boot
and cover the hole so he can’t get out like squirrels do
then im gonna send it to texas
gonna fill my boot with garbage
gonna send it to texas
im gonna pour hard chemicals & milk in my shoe
then im gonna send it to texas
im gonna fill my boot with toys
send it to texas
gonna stash a lighter in my shoe
and send it to texas
gonna put something that crawls in my shoe
send it on down to texas
gonna put a little hat into a bigger hat into a bigger hat and put it in my boot
and send it to texas
gonna get a small shoe
and put it in a bigger shoe full of milk
and skis
and dr. seuss bicycles
and computers
and fire engines
and lightning bugs
and send it to maryland
or iowa

by Matters...
for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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  • prismprism Posts: 2,440
    that was awesome.... 8-)

    he's a cool & funny kid...

    i still have pics of him....one with you & he's sporting his shark tooth :mrgreen: & some that he took w/ my camera too...

    please tell him i say "hi & merry christmas, matters! " next time you talk to him :)
    *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
    angels share laughter
    *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
  • acrossssSsssshitttacrossssSsssshittt Posts: 1,014
    this is one cool shoe... my boot could never compare... the only thing i can put in there is my foot : (

    who's Matters chad ? ... is he you?
  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    This is one special shoe.... ;)
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    acrossOceans wrote:
    this is one cool shoe... my boot could never compare... the only thing i can put in there is my foot : (

    who's Matters chad ? ... is he you?
    Matters is my friends' son.
    i grew up with Matter's folks.
    Matters is also known as Mathew or little Matt

    funny, smart little kid.
    i think he's 8 or 9
    3rd grade i believe

    we've wrote several poetic works together
    he's my writing partner & dictionary word game guy
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • acrossssSsssshitttacrossssSsssshittt Posts: 1,014
    chadwick wrote:
    acrossOceans wrote:
    this is one cool shoe... my boot could never compare... the only thing i can put in there is my foot : (

    who's Matters chad ? ... is he you?
    Matters is my friends' son.
    i grew up with Matter's folks.
    Matters is also known as Mathew or little Matt

    funny, smart little kid.
    i think he's 8 or 9
    3rd grade i believe

    we've wrote several poetic works together
    he's my writing partner & dictionary word game guy

    that is too cool... matters should change his name to matters... tell matters i think he matters... big time... with that kind of a shoe... forgetaboutit

    even i got a lil cousin with whom i jam everytime i go back home... now he's older but when he was a kid, about matters' age, i'd make him dig marilyn manson... he'd sing "i'll be your lover, i'll be forever, i am anythin when i'm high"... he's growin up a smart kid : )
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell Posts: 2,161
    This would make an awesome picture book! I would read it to my kids :)
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    tinkerbell wrote:
    This would make an awesome picture book! I would read it to my kids :)
    i been working on getting my kids books ideas ironed out
    fun funny stuff

    stories
    books
    movies
    all lost in a pile of shit

    spin spin spin
    zoom

    next...
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell Posts: 2,161
    I wrote a kids book once and my dad illustrated it. I would love to do more...
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    tinkerbell wrote:
    I wrote a kids book once and my dad illustrated it. I would love to do more...
    well done, tinker
    what is it about?
    do you still have it?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    I wrote a children's curriculum for animal husbandry.. and illustrated it myself.. Only thing I've ever had published.
    Still have a poetry book I'm working on, but I've been working on THAT for the last 30 years so it doesn't really count. lol
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    Tell that little guy to keep it up, he rocks so far!
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell Posts: 2,161
    chadwick wrote:
    tinkerbell wrote:
    I wrote a kids book once and my dad illustrated it. I would love to do more...
    well done, tinker
    what is it about?
    do you still have it?

    It was about a little boy who went to the beach. My dad drew the most beautiful beach scenes. My dad is an artist and all 3 of my brothers are artistic, it must be in the male gene. I'm not sure if I still have it, maybe, somewhere...
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    tinkerbell wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    tinkerbell wrote:
    I wrote a kids book once and my dad illustrated it. I would love to do more...
    well done, tinker
    what is it about?
    do you still have it?

    It was about a little boy who went to the beach. My dad drew the most beautiful beach scenes. My dad is an artist and all 3 of my brothers are artistic, it must be in the male gene. I'm not sure if I still have it, maybe, somewhere...
    that is amazing stuff
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    whispering hands wrote:
    I wrote a children's curriculum for animal husbandry.. and illustrated it myself.. Only thing I've ever had published.
    Still have a poetry book I'm working on, but I've been working on THAT for the last 30 years so it doesn't really count. lol
    that's a lot of years built up
    do you write a lot?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    chadwick wrote:
    whispering hands wrote:
    I wrote a children's curriculum for animal husbandry.. and illustrated it myself.. Only thing I've ever had published.
    Still have a poetry book I'm working on, but I've been working on THAT for the last 30 years so it doesn't really count. lol
    that's a lot of years built up
    do you write a lot?
    yes I do.. I've been writing since I was like 7. As a matter of fact my poetry was so dark, it used to get me in trouble at school. lol I wrote one that my teacher read and she called my mother and was like what the fuck goes on at your house!?!? My mother beat my ass when I got home, the teacher had read the poem to her and she straight freaked out..Funny how at nine I knew we were ones of the few kids that had to go home to Heroin addiction and ass beatings. here's the poem that got me beat...

    The Sentence.

    My world is black,
    I'm taken aback,
    By this place where love is slack.

    A dance of fate,
    A courtship with hate,
    Never a chance to clean my slate.

    I can't escape, although I should,
    But I'm imprisoned by my childhood.

    That was at nine yrs old.
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell Posts: 2,161
    whispering hands wrote:
    I've been writing since I was like 7. As a matter of fact my poetry was so dark, it used to get me in trouble at school. lol I wrote one that my teacher read and she called my mother and was like what the fuck goes on at your house!?!? My mother beat my ass when I got home, the teacher had read the poem to her and she straight freaked out..Funny how at nine I knew we were ones of the few kids that had to go home to Heroin addiction and ass beatings. here's the poem that got me beat...

    The Sentence.

    My world is black,
    I'm taken aback,
    By this place where love is slack.

    A dance of fate,
    A courtship with hate,
    Never a chance to clean my slate.

    I can't escape, although I should,
    But I'm imprisoned by my childhood.

    That was at nine yrs old.

    Wow that is an incredible poem for an adult let alone a 9 year old. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that at such a young age.
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    well I used to wallow in self-pity, til my dad pointed something out to me.. Inever would have become the strong and resillient person I am today without all that crap I went through. Between that and the song Present Tense my life was changed..I now no longer regret the shit I've survived, I embrace it and take it to heart that I am who I am because of it.
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    i was apprehensive to open this
    but it is really good
    really funny
    would not have pictured you as a childrens' writer
    rock on
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    dickweed wrote:
    i was apprehensive to open this
    but it is really good
    really funny
    would not have pictured you as a childrens' writer
    rock on
    apprehensive to open this
    how so?
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    chadwick wrote:
    dickweed wrote:
    i was apprehensive to open this
    but it is really good
    really funny
    would not have pictured you as a childrens' writer
    rock on
    apprehensive to open this
    how so?

    just kidding
    i am a dick you know
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
  • rollingsrollings Posts: 7,124
    edited March 2011
    that was cute
    Post edited by rollings on
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    Half Full wrote:
    chadwick wrote:
    dickweed wrote:
    i was apprehensive to open this
    but it is really good
    really funny
    would not have pictured you as a childrens' writer
    rock on
    apprehensive to open this
    how so?
    My sentiments too..
    Why the apprehension, there, dickweed?
    Thought you might find some viking hammers perhaps?

    if only
    then i could be
    hammerweed
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
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