Matthew Scott Harris and His Doppelganger

Figuratively tack one hundred 
and eighty degrees away...
where joie de vivre underscores 
poetic theme, no matter every day
brings gut wrenching tearful tragedy, 
thee attention for heart warming 
(powdered milk biscuits 
of human kindness)

doth shyly beg to gussy
esprit de corps with elan 
evoking a reddit ting, snapchatting, 
or twittering blue jay
mood, cuz most everybody 
(including your truly) 
dislikes constant emphasis on may
hem, sans mindless

violent murderous sprees, 
nor natural disasters Earth quake
king, viz flooding, 
out of fires burning, et cetera
thus, a concerted effort 
(minus con vol fluted 
schmaltzy arpeggio piano play, 
drumroll, or trumpet blaring),

where pomp and circumstances 
(composed by Edward 
Elgar) try to stay
bull eyes euphoria kvetching,
and uttering oye vey
spin upside down 
with a yippee yawping yay
plus countenancing

only gloom and doom
will conclude myself tubby 
a cynical secular nihilist 
making the ghost 
of Missus Muir, Friedrich 
Nietzsche, and David Hume
come to life (at least 
in my imaginary presence),

and render a meta
physical/ philosophical loom
by expostulating their 
respective profound Kant
mind bending room
min nations, even prophesying 

after a body becomes deceased
(whoops a slight 
non lethal faux pas) 
cremated or buried 
(with victuals for the after life) 
encrypted within a tomb.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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