Epigrammatic Epitaph
This is a test, of the Emergency Broadcast System
If you have smokes then go ahead and light them
(Just not in front the children)
Now it's time to fasten your seat belt
Ice always gets more slippery
Before it starts to melt
When speaking about art
Please exercise caution
The edges of a signifier are incredibly sharp
Beware encroaching vowels
Skulking within your skull
Pouncing quietly like owls
Trespassing onto these premises
Triggers an alarm
Signaling internal authorities
In case of emerging seas
Submerge awareness beneath
Singularity of symbols
Representation not to scale
Do not exceed prescribed dose
Suggested servings for sale
Medical ingredient: Morpheme
May cause lucidity or obscurity
Contains 100% recommended daily Meme
No proper nouns were harmed
In the production of
Such self-referential smarm
This has been a test of the Emergency Broadcast System
If you have jokes then go ahead and tell them
(Unless they are aimed at a victim)
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Canny, witty, and penetrating! I don't know how you come up with stuff like this.
Ha! a humorous rant of near-epic histrionics! bravo!
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thought it might peak your interest,
This made me laugh. Well done!
Liked the arc, but think it needs more focus.
Examples: stanza 2, re: ice: introduced & then ditched symbol. You could play off it in subsequent stanzas. You have more focus w/ the sign/signified angle & you pick up the drug conceit before you end the poem. I would have liked to have seen more movement of thought in this comp, as all the ingredients are there. It's good, but with some editing it could be great.
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