My Year of Writing Dangerously

On the spur of one of my (increasingly rare) moments of inspiration, I decided that in order to maintain my artistic integrity, and because I can't keep calling myself a writer for much longer without actually WRITING something, I am going to write a poem a day for the next year. The first poem will be posted on August 10, 2010 and the last poem will be posted on August 10, 2011. (Unless, of course, I decide to keep going.) Not all of the poems will be good, and DEFINITELY not all of them will be interesting, but I will gaze around my kitchen, my living room, and Coming Home Cafe until something inspires me, then write a poem about it, as well as my random thoughts on the mundane things that no one notices, but which it is my goal to immortalize over the course of this year.



Saturday, September 4, 2010

Day 19 - Seussian Feet

Working at the PNE I spent most of  my time staring at people's asses, legs, and (often filthy) feet. This is me venting... Suess style.

As I've said many times here before: PLEASE don't anybody sue me.

One feet, Two feet, Dirty feet, Smelly feet


One feet, Two feet, Dirty feet, Smelly feet,

Black sock, Blue sock, Old sock, New sock,

This one has a little scar,

This one has a tattoo star,

Say! What a lot of feet there are,

Yes. Some are dirty some are smelly.

Some are old and some are new.

All are close, all are gross.

All are very, very gross.

Why are they close and gross and gross?

I do not know, go ask a ghost?

(Who died from the smell by the way.)

Some are dark and some are light.

The light ones’ socks are often bright.

From there to here,

From here to there,

Stinky things are everywhere.

Here are some who like to run.

They run for fun in the hot, hot sun.

(Which is why they’re so fucking sweaty and disgusting and covered in filth that they smear on my arms!)

Oh me! Oh my!

Oh me! Oh my!

What a lot of stinky things go by.

Some have five toes, some have four.

Some have less hair, some have more.

Where do they come from?

I can’t say.

I see them come.

I see them go.

Some are fast.

And some are slow.

Some are high.

And some are low

Not one of them is like another.

Don't ask me why.

Go ask your mother.

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