Suburbia

CranMalReignCranMalReign Posts: 1,928
edited November 2003 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
One of my faves...

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Suburbia
April 26, 2001

Ceramic Christ on the shelf
Watching "Survivor 2" with you
Weeping
Idolizing with you
That glowing, saving box

Monday Night Raw

Open and bleeding like your worth

Got the V-Chip installed
Parental control, you do your part
"NetNanny" blocking the porn and Planned Parenthood websites
"I've done my part," you say to your ceramic Jesus
While Faith Hill makes love to a Pepsi can

"She turns 15 this Spring," you tell Him
"I've done alright."

She moaned like a whore
Fucked amidst mops and floor wax
Up against a rack of abrasive cleaners
In the broom closet during Study Hall

By the kid down the street
Third year senior
You once asked your ceramic Jesus:
"What kind of parents does this kid have, anyway?"

She moaned like a whore cuz she loves him
Like all 14 year olds love
She's been moaning since her first rag
Not always with him, though

Did you know she got her naval pierced last Friday?
Jesus did
He told you
You weren't listening
You thought she was at a yearbook club meeting

"I've done my part," you say to yourself
Before being reabsorbed into "Survivor 2"

Downstairs, she can't get through to the Planned Parenthood website
Fucking "NetNanny"

The one responsible choice she tried to make
You protected her from
You've done your part

She'll tell you after church on Sunday
On the traditionally silent drive home
Time to reflect, you tell her
She'll tell you then
And it will be the first time you two have talked in years
  • 98 Pgh
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  • 03 Pgh|Philly|PSU|Camden 1+2|Hershey
  • 04 Boston 1|Reading
  • 05 Philly
  • 06 Camden 1+2|Pgh
  • 08 Camden 1+2|Hartford|Mansfield 2
  • 09 Philly 1 [EV]|Toronto|Spectrum 1-4
  • 10 Cleveland|Buffalo
  • 11 Philly [EV]|PJ20
  • 12 Philly
  • 13 London|Pgh|Buff|Philly 1+2|Balt
  • 14 Cincy|StL
  • 16 Philly 1+2|Philly 2 [TotD]
  • 18 Boston 1+2
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Comments

  • setaside2setaside2 Posts: 1,084
    I know this family.


    And this poem should be front page on every major newspaper across this nation "under God"

    whatever the hell that's supposed to mean.

    love it.
    I'm stepping in front of the gushing hydrant in a hurricane. I'd like to see the traction I keep.
  • coleencoleen Posts: 938
    this is definitely one to be proud of - that last line knocks you right out.
  • BRAVO!!!!
    Love is for the the lonely
    Money for the poor
    Hate is for the insecure
    War is for the weak
  • Thank you all. I've come to consider that one the crown jewel in my catalogue.

    Guess that means it's all downhill from here! Blew my wad early. :)
    • 98 Pgh
    • 00 Pgh
    • 03 Pgh|Philly|PSU|Camden 1+2|Hershey
    • 04 Boston 1|Reading
    • 05 Philly
    • 06 Camden 1+2|Pgh
    • 08 Camden 1+2|Hartford|Mansfield 2
    • 09 Philly 1 [EV]|Toronto|Spectrum 1-4
    • 10 Cleveland|Buffalo
    • 11 Philly [EV]|PJ20
    • 12 Philly
    • 13 London|Pgh|Buff|Philly 1+2|Balt
    • 14 Cincy|StL
    • 16 Philly 1+2|Philly 2 [TotD]
    • 18 Boston 1+2
  • coleencoleen Posts: 938
    all downhill from here? somehow i doubt that.

    post when you feel like it, but keep posting. :)
  • that's awesome...
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    Brilliant...
    PJ: St. Paul 6.16.2003, St. Paul 6.26.2006, St. Paul 6.27.2006, Hartford 6.27.2008, Mansfield 6.28.2008, Mansfield 6.30.2008, Beacon Theater 7.1.2008, Toronto 8.21.2009, Chicago 8.23.2009, Chicago 8.24.2009, Philly 10.30.2009, Philly 10.31.2009, Columbus 5.6.2010, Noblesville 5.7.2010

    EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
  • Originally posted by CranMalReign
    Guess that means it's all downhill from here! Blew my wad early. :)

    I find that highly unlikely. And as far as blowing your wad early, just hose down and start again. :D
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
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