L Milton Hankins Poet Free verse

Sentimentality

Boo, hiss, spare me the phony sentimentality
Like you really think anyone gives a damn,
And, while you’re at it I say, sarcastically,
Get your side-glancing, eye-rolling response
Nothing so disgusts me as false gooeyness
That syrupy froth that freezes on demand, 
Accompanied by raw, unbridled saccharinity
Just one touch of your pure, unavoidable grace. 

Written May 22, 2022
For “Sentimentality” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Julia Ward

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Spirit Cook June 5, 2022 at 4:56 AM Accompanied by raw, unbridled saccharinity You don't pull any punches! I admire your honesty L Milton Hankins June 5, 2022 at 9:02 AM Well, Julia asked for the most venal kind of opinion on sentimentality, so, I took her prompt and ran with it. It's pretty much how I feel, too. Thanks so much for the read and the thoughtful comment, Spirit. I really loved hearing from you.

Caren Krutsinger May 23, 2022 at 1:18 PM Children catch on to this right away too "Nothing so disgusts me as false gooeyness" and immediately call it what it is. L Milton Hankins May 23, 2022 at 4:25 PM Yes, they do. I don't know how, but they seem to sense it intuitively. Many adults are so busy eating it up, they don't see the raw truth.

Gershon Wolf May 22, 2022 at 5:35 PM 'Keeps me searching for a heart of gold -- and I'm growin' old. ~ Neil Young L Milton Hankins May 22, 2022 at 6:36 PM I'd say so, gw. I'd say so!

Tom Cunningham May 22, 2022 at 12:49 PM Some certainly try it on and can turn on the water works for good measure. Tom Gershon Wolf May 22, 2022 at 5:36 PM Ha, ha! Now I know where the inventors of 'Monopoly' got the idea for 'Water Works' from. Are you responsible for 'Electric Company' too, Tom?! L Milton Hankins May 22, 2022 at 1:08 PM Yep, that's a fact, Tom. I wrote this for Julia's contest, but I do not like see this kind of syrupy sentimentality. It's too often fake!