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SUCESSES AND ERRORS LOGIC NOT LOGIC
Every mistake we make without malice with more ignorance than knowledge the correct result always appears even by trial and error and the law of chance if it does not cause irreparable damage ... in the process... ! TO MAKE ERROR IS A HUMAN THING BUT BE CAREFUL !!!...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, humorous, perspective,
Form: Burlesque
MODERNITY
Since time immemorial reading or by oral tradition 2+2 EQUALS 4 modernly with evolution I discovered in practice that; 2+2 equals 5 when I pay bills 2+2 equals 3 when I receive a salary PS. LISTENING...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, humorous, money,
Form: Burlesque



Caramel
You are my caramel As good on pancakes, as good at crying. You are my sugar, It attracts ants , you attract ghosts. You are my candy As good on tongue, as good at destruction. You are my honey It comes from the hive, you come from the cave. ...

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Categories: best friend, care, cheer
Form: Burlesque
THUS TRUMP SAID
He only sees reason In those who sing with him The same song. He disagrees with what you say And does not defend you but applauds Your right to say stupid WORDS......

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Categories: abuse, allusion, extended metaphor,
Form: Burlesque
VENUS poetrix
Morning Venus appears inviting me to follow along I won't, I'm not ready yet......

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Categories: allusion, extended metaphor, perspective,
Form: Burlesque



Premium Member Pink Flamingo
Pink hue flamingo it must be due to all the carotenoid pigments feasted on algae and crustaceans An elongated neck spirals and filters such sensations Sharing color is Okinawa salmon sushi, bolster lobster and shrimp scrimp Graceful qualifiers primp poised tropical dwellers balancing effortlessly on one outstretched leg, A ballerina’s pirouette in fuchsia tutus’ Statuesque stillness in shallow water Rosette feathers flair flamboyance Passionate...

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Categories: bird,
Form: Burlesque
UNIVERSAL PRODIGY
When maneuvering the world circus, The strongest human being in the world the wisest being in the universe... ! if he were we would have limbo as in...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, imagination, nonsense,
Form: Burlesque
AFTER ALL IS LIFE
Life is short, brief, fleeting, a breath, anyway... One day, a child, the next, an adult, and then, the end ? It all seems like a crazy dream, but it is wonderful... because in truth, that is life...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, life, perspective,
Form: Burlesque
MEDIA VALUES
Weapons, lenses pointed at our naked reflections we are nothing before the burst of silver flashes it doesn't matter if we are, Americans from the North..., or South before photos of the moment we are just legs, arms and mouths...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, perspective,
Form: Burlesque
The Belly's Reign
For Oliver’s: The Bard’s Birthday Contest 03/30/25 Julius Caesar – Act 1 Scene 2 Verse 190-195 Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous. The belly’s reign Oh give me men who feast and snooze round soft bellies the ones...

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Categories: appreciation,
Form: Burlesque
fight'n thuh frecklez
. i felt that giggle rising up mine throat ...

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Categories: allusion, beautiful, blessing, extended
Form: Burlesque
FAMOUS KILLER SEVEN MATADOR
The famous killer seven the great... I killed seven mosquitoes All of a Sole Played I turned hero immediately,... ! A HERO NOW I AM......

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Categories: allegory, confidence, creation, hilarious,
Form: Burlesque
tin pan's corners
i'm whiskey beats outta country jazz, too classic old's city in LA high damn runnin up you like water all most hiding skin and overatures lest i grieve through absurd trist's with confi, daunting clapper town east block alter girls choired saints lost frames too paint sorry bouts runnin up like water's mam...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, city, confusion,
Form: Burlesque
Sleepy senoritas with the eyes on fire
Cause: my great grandma was "Hispanic" (Puerto Rican), my slight tan will put me in that cast of ugly characters, 'Crayola American's' to be shipped across the Mexican border, but I don't mind. It's God's country. THE C.C.C.'s ~ Coffee Chocolate and Cocaine! YYYEEEE HHHAAAAA! Y'all come see us now ya hea? ...

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Categories: america, humor,
Form: Burlesque
Political Stage
The world’s a battlefield, a restless stage, Politics a war, rage upon rage. Nations clash with words and might, Underneath the glare of a fractured light. Donald Trump, a seismic leap, A tempest roused from the deep. Voices thunder, crowds divide, Truth and lies in a tangled tide. An antichrist, some whisper low, Dark prophecies begin to grow. Fear and fire in the minds of...

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Categories: 8th grade, analogy, character,
Form: Burlesque

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