Posted by malthus on August 19, 2004, at 18:20:34
In reply to poem...The Telephone Just Keeps on Screaming, 2001, posted by Atticus on August 19, 2004, at 10:43:21
While evoking wonder, fear and torment, you introduce levity--such a riveting combination.
"A man says, Hello,
And launches
Into a pitch
For vinyl siding,
And I stand there,
Listening passively,
Thinking,
What kind
Of fu**ing world
Is it
Where a
Guy
Can't even
Slit his wrist
Without a
Vinyl-siding salesman
Butting in
And accidentally
Saving his life?
I tell him
I live in
An apartment,
And he seems annoyed
That I didn't
Bring this up
Earlier,
But, hell,
I had other things
On my mind
At the time."
poster:malthus
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