Ewe and Eye

cerebral
scrabble babble
is coughed
into
empty couloirs
words lie
disassembled
on jaded
crossword
squares

dumb logic
acronyms
spill
from your tongue
with the intensity
of angel falls
flooding
the tower
of babel s
non existent
dungeon

taut and terse
phrases
are spit
into my mouth
clogging
my esophagus
with the
sweet bile
of your
bitter love
for me

twisted explanations
mixing
with fragments
of admitted guilt
speak
in reverse
similar
to the
uncanny
way
we uttered
our final
wedding vows

do i

poke a spoon
into a puddle
of campbell s
alphabet soup
as I peruse
my leather bound
thesaurus and
nightmarishly
daydream
of you

and now
i m
beginning
to realize
that the
sole existence
of one s
warped sense
of commitment
fortunately
relies
on a duo s
consistent 
use
of insensitive
verbal
cryptograms

during the
sharp and
neatly shredded
paper years
when
punctuation
and falsified
adjectives
were hardly
ever
necessary

you love i



Author's Note:
Punctuation marks and capitalization of words
were deliberately omitted for poetic effect.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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April 10, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Hi John- A very strong, extremely clever and to my mind un-putdownable.Enjoyed it and congratulate you on being a winner.Luv June(Sylvia)
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March 31, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Congrats John on your poem being among the winners. Vince
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March 31, 2011 at 1:36 PM
John, Congratulations on your win in the Soup contest! Best wishes, Carolyn
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March 31, 2011 at 5:34 AM
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!! AS IS EVERYTHING YOU WRITE. Many congrats, John on your win in the Nov. Competition. Hugs, Elaine
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March 30, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Congratulations on your amazing win in PS's Intl. Contest, John! Always, Annalise
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March 30, 2011 at 6:15 AM
Congratulations on your 6th place win in the PoetrySoup International Poetry Contest John. I enjoyed reading your poem again this morning. Love, Carol
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March 29, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Very effective. Congratulations John on a big win with a great poem. Joyce
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March 26, 2011 at 10:24 PM
congrats on getting three through in the final round, John.
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March 7, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Many congrats on your well deserved three first round successes John - luv Janette
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March 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM
best wishes on this success John.
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March 6, 2011 at 6:28 PM
Congrats John on your first round success in the Poetry Soup contest my friend..luv..
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February 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Congrats John on "Ewe And Eye" being featured this week. Vince
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February 21, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week on PoetrySoup John. Love, Carol
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February 20, 2011 at 7:26 PM
Thank you for sharing us this wonderful piece of art. Congratulations on your featured poem. Ernilando
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February 20, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Congrats John on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. great piece to share with us all with luv...
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October 16, 2009 at 7:11 PM
You are amazing...!! This poem boggles my mind!! Excellent entry to Matt's contest! Congratulations! ~
Brown Avatar
October 16, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Congratulations on your win in Matt's contest John. Love, Carol
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April 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Nicely done,, speaking in reverse .. guilty.. Great job! Hugs, Robin
Young Avatar
April 16, 2009 at 10:58 PM
.."nightmarishly daydream of you" love the line. something to be reckoned with. how do you do Sir john?
George   Avatar
April 1, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Very clever, my friend. Lainie
Ahmad Avatar
March 26, 2009 at 1:02 AM
Good one!
Kelly Avatar
March 26, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Power-packed , piece , as ever , Lord Heck of Bkln , cleverly named !! .....
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March 25, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Powerful words, cleverly structured. Unfortunately, there's too much "babble" in the world today, and your thoughts are well received on this end, John.
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