To Beef Or Not To Beef

I’m a free spirit rising 
a freethinker dreaming 
Stoically climbing 
the surreal limbo bar,
But I don’t know why 
i’m no bright spark 
for split seconds on fire
lighting up the dark 

Yet we have one 
with burning aspirations 
peers into his own sky 
it goes over most heads
Just like mother earth 
oh that monster 
who never shared a bed 

Unresurrected yet alive 
drones from a hive 
uniformity in his wardrobe 
reminds me of 
a Gucci slave
in fox fur skin
self imposed virgin 

His yellow ribbon tie,
symbolic of no hope 
tourniquet for the throat 
leers around corners
peers over the edge 
paranoid with multifaceted sides
seen through opaque eyes 
equals the root of Pi r squared
be careful not to stare 

Does his hell refuse lepers
can I comment 
without being masked
stop me spreading gossip 
through questions I ask,
Searching for answers 
or setting traps 
they come thick and fast 
But like always 
with many gaps

Cast out of Eden
for the beef he’s eaten 
an iPhone heathen 
Doesn’t know when beaten 
perhaps tofu can sweeten 
the Shakespearian cretin

By
David Kavanagh
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Radice Avatar
February 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM
Hi David, I sense the strong feeling behind your words but just unsure who they are directed to. A politician? A world leader? a PS contributor? Whatever, whoever it stands alone as a great read. Cheers - Gary
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 9, 2023 at 8:47 AM
Not really a contributor Gary lol, has absolutely nothing to offer other than allusive mocking diatribes towards the soup community, even a recently departed one, seems to hate all things human I’m sure you’re getting warm now, but notwithstanding all that, I’m delighted you enjoyed the read, it must seem quite intriguing and curious to an oblivious reader, and that makes it even better for me, cheers David
Romios Avatar
February 8, 2023 at 6:18 PM
Thanks, David, You write so creatively. Panagiota
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 9, 2023 at 6:26 AM
This is me Pangie, I stand my ground against these haters, and this one is particularly hell bent on all human destruction!
Romios Avatar
February 9, 2023 at 2:28 AM
David, we all have various views. Just be you! Panagiota
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 8, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Heya Pangie, thank you for stopping by, this is for one who dreams about the complete destruction of mankind, a nihilist I suppose, cheers David
Buhagiar Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 11:29 PM
Could you be referring to Malvolio of Twelfth Night? A poem to be digested to get to the tangle hub of poetry.
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 8, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Morning Victor, No Twelfth Night I’m afraid, just one much nearer to home who fancies himself as a modern day Shakespeare, with a self deluded Machiavellian agenda against all things human, cheers David
Poet Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM
David, your way of thinking is like a web of metaphors containing obscure thoughts, that sometimes, need to be read several times to grasp it. Your final stanza is an indictment of the sentiments of a person whose words disclose the phony regard he displays.
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 8, 2023 at 12:37 AM
Phoney regards indeed Lasaad, from one that has a pathological hatred of all things human, but cannot do a thing about it other than mock and scoff, he will be faced down on this site, cheers David
Logan Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 2:53 PM
David, your last verse is a conversion on the senses of one whose lines betray any respect he claims to show. His foul winds blow where Shakespeare would never tread.
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Heya Jenna, it’s always the same old bluster from him, I’m sure a good leg of mutton would help calm him down, the last verse brings it home, Shakespeare had much better things to be doing than this guy, cheers David
Kauffman Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Esoteric thoughts wrapped in poetic imagery David. This is one I will have to read several times to glean your message. Well done. Blessings to you! Cheers.
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Great to hear from you Sam, Esoteric but spreading, I think some will get the message, hope you’re keeping well, thanks so much for stopping by, cheers David
Cunningham Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Well that is the question lol. Brilliant response David, the trap is set. Tom
Kavanagh  Avatar
February 7, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Heya Tom, words fail me so I let my muse do the talking, baited and set, cheers David
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