To Be Read Aloud

Are you listening? Open your ears
For this is to be read aloud it needs your voice 
Because it can not speak on its own...
This is a poem that I'll call a slam

One day I was feeling quite queazy
But had much shopping to do being breezy
No! I will not let a little gassy, nausea stop me
Chewing two tritalac which helps with that gas

It works by pushing all that gas down and outting
Easing the digestive track...A little walking 
You know like that morning constitutional
Helps to eliminate all the problems that are institutional

It must have been those beans in that Chili
They got down there and fermented really
Well I went to the garden center at Wally
You know Wally-World and thought that I would look around

There was not a soul or a sound around the grounds
Everything was quiet on the selling front..Not one of the personnel
To talk to or a customer ....I had this place all to myself
With those beautiful plants looking absorbed in the beauty

What is that over there...Let me go look
Concentrating..all alone
Gas moving moving in one great big
Bubble___ pootttttttttttttt
Looked up ...the man I never saw well he laughed.......HAAAAAAAAAAA!
Rolling in the floor laughter....

Embarrassed! Well, I'll let you decide...

(Well is this a slam!)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Mehta Avatar
August 14, 2010 at 4:26 AM
A well deserved win, sara
Culverhouse Avatar
August 4, 2010 at 5:45 PM
congrats in the contest!!
Mannan Avatar
August 1, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Heartiest Congrats on your win.
Cwiak Avatar
July 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Slam of self...a unique brand of the genre. Congrats on your win in the contest. Dan C
A   Avatar
July 27, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Good morning and late congatulations Sara!!!!!, enjoyed your side of a painful slam free verse poem. Have a good and wonderful day,..p.d.
Brown Avatar
July 26, 2010 at 8:49 AM
Congratulations (Sara) on your win in (Destroyer((Poet's contest "Slam!!! Slam!!! Slam!!! . Love, Carol
Culverhouse Avatar
July 26, 2010 at 7:57 AM
congrats!
Sweetheart Avatar
July 25, 2010 at 6:01 PM
Congrats Sara on your winning poem in P.D.'s contest with this fantastic write.. enjoy your spot in the winners circle tonight..with luv..
A  Avatar
July 20, 2010 at 8:01 PM
SARA, I LOVE IT WOW! IMPRESSIVE.-SKAT
Dietrich Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Doris' comment was sure funny. I don't really think it is slamming anybody but kind of yourself there, so yeah, in a way. IN any event, a funny one!! Luv, andrea
Bechter Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Yea,guess so.What is slam poetry? Take just a brief moment to listen,To what? The beauty of written words can bring.I say again,what is slam poetry? Take care,Gary.
Culverhouse Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 7:34 PM
mom, you need a cork in that weapon!! Nannie always said more room out than there is in!!
Goff Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 4:27 PM
good one! Sara! jimbo
A   Avatar
July 17, 2010 at 2:21 PM
Way to cool Sara, a very enjoyed poem,,I am so impressed not by your slam but by you,,,Like Chris said many poets are against,,, but really Sara,, there is nothing wrong with slam,, Hey people can get hurt with any form of poetry and you did such a good job here,,,I love it .. is it for my contest,,enjoyed,..p.d.
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