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Lunar Ticking


American cosmonaut
	moonwalking
Humanity is tethered to the line,
sweating vacuum fear facing the void
Planet of the apes ...
	backwards talking
Silent film projector reel
spinning in reverse ... time capsule re-entry noise
Caveman slug in a spacesuit
	retrograde crawling
Mushroom cloud cinematography ... 
flashback to the future Stone Age trajectory
	
	And Superman in a Captain America spacesuit
		      ain’t trying to save no one

The giant red star of Krypton
       orbiting Washington
is gonna explode, 
sucking the Earth into a black hole

Listen to the Neanderthal war chants
devolving into military gorilla grunts
Toraburu   ...   Rising sun trouble coming
Hear the nuclear choo-choo,
rich uranium promises ain’t worth nothing
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick
Trouble means Toraburu,
choo-choo ... choo-choo
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick
Toraburu,
lost in space translation
Hear the choo-choo,
around the bend coming is nuclear devastation

	And Super Tweetman in a Captain America spacesuit
		     	 ain’t trying to save no one

The white dwarf star of Krypton
         orbiting Washington
is gonna implode, 
sucking the Earth into a black hole

Superman can you climb
out of the bottomless black hole?
American cosmonaut 
	moonwalking ...	
	backwards talking ...
	retrograde crawling

Toraburu   ...   Rising sun trouble coming
Hear the nuclear choo-choo,
rich uranium promises ain’t worth nothing
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick
Rubble piles of Toraburu,
choo-choo ... choo-choo
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick
Toraburu,
trouble for the United Nations
Hear the choo-choo,
around the bend coming is global desolation

Toraburu,
insanity curse is coming soon
Death smoke from the choo-choo,
will blot out the sun and moon
Woe, woe ... woe!
Superman is kryptonite sick
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick
Captain America is radiation sick
Woe, woe ... woe!
Tick, tick ... lunar ... tick, tick

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/6/2018 5:10:00 PM

Hello Freddie this is a different poem. and because it is different, i like it. Love, peace, Joy.

CayCay Jennings

Date: 3/4/2018 8:45:00 PM

So, we need to call Aquaman or Wonder Woman - what's the signal? This was dramatic and I'm thinking book or movie or both. So dark it chilled me. I have need to find a funny limerick! Your unique imagination combined well with your abilities on this piece. Seriously - will there be a Chapter 2? All the best ... CayCay

Alexis Y.

Date: 2/6/2018 10:38:00 AM

WOW! Freddie, I agree with the others below, this is just brilliant. I always enjoy how your pen seems to go where no pen other will go. The super hero references worked well with this piece. He needs to stop tweeting and talking. Excellent job:-) Alexis

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/6/2018 8:42:00 AM

Brilliance! I posted my Trump poem on Facebook and caused a small storm. I do love the way you think and express yourself.

Silent One

Date: 2/5/2018 3:18:00 PM

You have a very creative mind and even though this poem sounds a bit crazy, it is actually brilliant.. Sadly Trump has one too many followers and he is seen as a great man by some evil leaders in this world.. Great poem..

Jan Allison

Date: 2/5/2018 10:30:00 AM

Oh Freddie this is awesome the title is so so clever and I love the power of the repeated phrase from woe woe woe onward. As for Super Tweetman I am in no doubt who you mean! and with this in mind ... may god bless America she sure needs all the help she can get:-) hugs Jan xx