|
|
Post by martinshaw on Jul 13, 2011 5:10:27 GMT -5
Over the top.
In the crazed heat
I run,
an apparition
in the haze,
a ghost of my former self.
Bullets punch
into the sand,
like thumping palms
of the enemy.
My lungs are tuned,
oxygen crammed
as cells expand
to locomotive.
and skeletons
from dust
build ivory scaffold towers
for me to climb to the sun.
|
|
|
|
Post by amylou on Jul 13, 2011 6:34:16 GMT -5
Very nice Martin, simple, quick, yet says so very much. Really beautiful....
So today might be my off day - LOL
|
|
|
|
Post by martinshaw on Jul 13, 2011 17:07:40 GMT -5
I don't believe that?
Thanks anyway
|
|
|
|
Post by martinshaw on Jul 13, 2011 17:08:05 GMT -5
Oh wow; welcome general
|
|
|
|
Post by amylou on Jul 13, 2011 17:10:59 GMT -5
I know right? I'm moving on up - and I just noticed I have lots of green stars. Watch out for me! I did like your poem! Really.... Mine's coming up later.
|
|
|
|
Post by amylou on Jul 13, 2011 21:53:15 GMT -5
Have you ever met a Joe that was sloppy?
Or a Debbie that was little?
Well I ate a sloppy Joe, and he was messy,
and when I ate little Debbie
I got fat!
I know, I've lost my mind tonight! So here is my poem for day seven, sorry it's a bit long, really a bit too long!! But after you read it you know what I've been doing today - on the phone!!!!
Phone Tree
I'm having technical difficulties
my wireless router won't connect.
My devices are incompatible
I think I might be dead?
So I call 1-800-GET-LIFE
For English, press 1
Para Espanol, oprima numero dos
If know your party's three digit extension
please dial it now.
Hmm, don't know a party
I press 1.
#1
Please listen carefully to the following options
our menu has changed.
To speak to God,
press 1
To speak to Jesus,
press 2
To speak to the Holy Spirit,
press 3
If you have a prayer request,
press 4
If you're not sure who to speak with,
press 5
To have your call sent directly to Hell,
press 666
I don't want to speak to hell, and my problem's too small
for The God Almighty.
Jesus is probably busy performing miracles
and the Holy Spirit,
who really knows what he's up to?
I guess my problem needs prayer
so I press 4.
#4 - Hello, you have reached the prayer line.
If you suffer from Cancer, Heart Disease, Asthma,
Diabetes, HIV or any other diseases and would like to receive prayer,
press 1.
If you suffer from Depression, Bi-polar Disorder,
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder,
or any other disorder and would like to receive prayer,
press 2.
If you suffer from Zoophobia, Pogonophobia,
Bibliophobia, or any other phobia and would like to receive prayer,
press 3.
If you think you suffer from Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Genital Herpes/Warts, Chlamydia
or a Yeast Infection and would like to receive prayer, consult your physician today,
and press 4.
If you've recently lost your job, house, a loved one, a pet, or suffer from bedwetting,
dandruff, halitosis, alopecia or male pattern baldness and would like to receive prayer,
press 5.
Shit, I have none of these.
For all other prayer requests, press 6.
# 6
Please leave a brief message and someone will pray for you,
no one will return your call.
I'm not doing that!
I'll dial zero, which usually sends you straight to customer service.
#0
That oughta do it.
For English press 1
Para Espanol, oprima numero dos
f**k!
#1
To speak to God,
press 1
To speak to Jesus,
press 2
Goddamn it, I've had it!
I'm going straight to the top, the Head Honcho, the Big Kahuna.
I press 1.
#1
Did you know that most of your problems are just a click away?
Log on to Getlife.com and see if we can help you.
If you would like to invite God into your heart,
press 1.
If you have questions about creation,
press 2.
If you're having difficulty connecting to life,
press 3.
Yes! I'm finally here.
I press 3.
#3
You're important.
Please remain on the line and when God's available
he will take your call in the order it was received.
I'm satisfied, finally getting somewhere.
I listen to Michael W. Smith
Amy Grant and halfway through Sandy Patty's
Was it a Morning Like this,
I hear a woman's voice.
Getlife, how may I assist you today?
Hello, God, is that you? I say.
Who am I speaking with? She asks.
Well, I pressed 1 for God
but you don't sound like him, I explain.
May I have the phone number and name on the account?
Beginning with area code?
You want my phone number? You want my name?
And the last four digits of your social, please, she adds.
But I pressed 1 for God,
he shouldn't need to know these things.
I have a problem damn it, and someone needs to fix it.
If I can't get God to fix it, I'll just have to change teams.
I was now resorting to threats
and siding with the Devil.
Ma'am, I understand your frustration,
and I'd be happy to assist you with that.
I'm going to send your call over to advanced tech support
can you hold please?
Sure.
The call is dropped while transferring
a rapid busy signal taunts me
and I've wasted an hour
on the phone getting nowhere.
I'll just remain dead
it's too much trouble to get a life.
|
|
|
|
Post by martinshaw on Jul 14, 2011 11:49:37 GMT -5
Bloody good show
|
|
|
|
Post by amylou on Jul 14, 2011 12:13:28 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by martinshaw on Jul 14, 2011 15:10:01 GMT -5
That's publishable lassie (yours)
|
|
|
|
Post by amylou on Jul 14, 2011 21:32:35 GMT -5
Really Martin? That's awesome of you to say. I always appreciate your words of encouragement.
|
|
