Duke.Raoul
Duke.Raoul
Oct 02, 2017

PARASITIC

Plastered to my soft underbelly
Attached firmly, suction-cup-lips
Riding me, (your gravy train)
A most unwilling host
Skin-deep-barnicled
Itching to shed
The you of
Intense
Chew

About This Poem

Style/Type: Structured: Eastern

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: KY - Kentucky, USA

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Comments

Eumolpus

I like the form of the poem you call eastern. Is it a form?
I enjoyed this usage of what I have known as concrete poetry

How does one get rid of a parasite like that?

Duke.Raoul

I believe the form is known as a NONET, nine lines beginning with nine syllables; then descending to eight, seven, six, etc. I did spell 'barnicaled' incorrectly and missed it in the edit. I have a tendency to attract clingy/needy people, and simply have too big of a heart to detach and discard them. Thank you very much for the comment.

S

seen this form before but it usually is not as well done as this. Are you describing congress ? lol

Simon

Simon

7 years 6 months ago

it's good to see show up with this kind of form thanks.

Geezer

problem in discerning the gist of this one! Liking this style. ~ Geezer.
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