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A Purple People Poem

Retro thrusters, smokey hot,
Thunder in the dim of night.
Sprouting things all green and broke,
Mutant brains are taking flight.

Mole like beasts with huge blind eyes
Push and pour from glowing holes.
Corpses scream with undead cries.
Gelatinous blobs expand with souls.

Bodies flail in polka-dot bikinis
While death rays rip through flesh and bone.
Heady cyborgs sip oily martinis
With metallic olives that chirp and groan.

Curious apparitions haunt vampiric covens
Of werewolves and werecats without revulsions.
Scientists (most mad) create life in lab ovens
In the midst of their monstrous id compulsions.

But the worst and most horrific to face
Are those poetry spouting people beaters,
Cannibalistic abominations from outer space:
The shunned and reviled Purple People Eaters.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Vinson Avatar
December 7, 2016 at 7:19 PM
Nice, Tom. (Go Minnesota Vikings.) Cheers, Doug.
Carter Avatar
September 8, 2016 at 12:57 AM
Fantastic
Arnone Avatar
October 5, 2016 at 9:09 AM
Thanks, Stanley! :-)
Arnone Avatar
July 20, 2016 at 10:09 PM
Note: The last stanza, second line says (correctly), "poetry spouting" -- the audio file (incorrectly) says, "poetry sprouting." We'll just call it an insignificant, trivial accident. See Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_Law_of_Triviality
A   Avatar
April 21, 2016 at 12:01 PM
Well, I have no idea who purple people eaters are, but I find the poem to be one of your most interesting. What got you to write this? That would be one of my first questions. :) Love LINDA
Arnone Avatar
April 21, 2016 at 1:18 PM
A compilation of various retro and current sci-fi/horror media; All Hallows Eve; and, of course, the horrible "Purple People Eater" song: https://youtu.be/Rx47qrH1GRs
Dietrich Avatar
April 20, 2016 at 8:59 PM
VERY clever and seemingly a parody on humanity. I really like this. It's so cool to see a new poet that I can enjoy reading this much. I have to get offline now. Wish I could stay and see a few more of your poems!!!
Andresen Avatar
February 19, 2016 at 8:42 AM
- What great poems, flowing and skillful rhyming - A unique and well done finish Tom, like it :) - Welcome to our "soup" - hugs from Norway // Anne-Lise :)
Arnone Avatar
February 19, 2016 at 10:15 AM
Thanks, Anne.
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