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Noise On Noise Cancels the Noise Out

I am trying to sleep Noise outside seeps within Despite fingers plugging all the holes Wanton intruders banging on my being's door Embedding bedlam blasts beneath the skin bellowing bleats and bangs Squirming like bed bugs screaming and squiggling for blood Fracas and racket, make caterwauling jangles that rattle within It's 'Bye Bye' to lullaby, 'Hello' to 'Hell Raising Commotion, Pandemonium' Noise a personal affront, up front and confronting Must be quelled and dispelled I'm up now, angry and fired up, So look out! Noisy shout, yell and scream, rage and anger, bang and uproar, screams fit to wake the dead Shut Up, Now! Stop the Noise! The only way to stop noise is with noise For noise blots out calm reason which fails Only noise on noise cancels the noise out.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 3/6/2017 11:57:00 PM
This is excellent, John! I love the alliterations, the humor, the flow and content..everything! 7+ and hope it "out shouts" all the other noisy contest poems. :)
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Date: 3/6/2017 8:02:00 PM
I think, even if this is not what you were going for, that craziness is needed to stop craziness in my opinion.
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