Cupid a.k.a Amor
is considered armed and dangerous
so shield your heart
against his aphrodisiacal ‘dart.’
Wear a bullet proof vest
to protect your chest!
Cupid is a notorious sharpshooter
who can hit his targets
far and wide
so you can't run and hide.
His semi automatic
makes each shot ecstatic.
Cupid is wanted
for assault with a deedly weapon
and for inciting love
so be on the lookout for a cherub with wings
and know that his match making skills
give even introverts the chills.
He's a perfect shot
shoots at targets in backyard
and never misses
shake
shuffle
shamefully
shifty shakedown
sham
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Sharp.
Cutting. Ouch!
Sharp writing, revered.
Sharpshooter. Wow!
Sharp-sighted. Flight cleared.
Sharp-tailed grouse.
Sharp-eyed mouse.
Sharp-witted, admired.
Sharp-tongue makes me tired.
Sharp-cut, defined.
Sharpish,
Sharpie
Sharp!
It may be fallacious to make a poem about a fallacy
But I wish to talk about a problem in reality
Once upon a Texas morning, a man held in low respects took a gun from his home
He moved quietly in the afternoon shooting all 6 rounds
He took red paint and drew a target that astounds
He claimed I himself a sharpshooter greater than ol’ holm
He held himself a genius in nirvana’s dome
Not knowing of that I would use it on these battlegrounds
It is Arguable
But scientists always do this
Shooting gene differences
Making excuses
Saying you are DNA
Check your fallacious privilege
Context help:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_sharpshooter_fallacy
Recently, I was doing some fallacy research for improving myself with making arguments, after reading this Wikipedia article I realized a large amount of genetic research didn’t seem to match up and decided that I should share my realization about this. Anyway whether this is useful or useless, thanks for reading.
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