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A viscous trail of slime
Follows you,
You who dwells in the mud
And rotted leaves,
You who hides under the putrid
Fungus
That saps the life from
The majestic oak and walnut trees
In the grove in my backyard.
Your presence is detestable.
Slug. Oozing slime, thriving
On Mother Nature's dessicated refuse.
But this is not your choosing. You,
Right now, are undoubtedly staring
Back up at me-- staring
With those beady, slimy slug eyes
Of yours and thinking: "What a detestable human.
"A burning wake of death
Follows you,
You who dwells in cages of concrete
And brick.
You who hides under the safety of
Structures you erected,
Built of the stripped hearts
Of majestic oak and walnut trees
From the hands of Mother Nature.
Human. Spreading disease, thriving
On a patch of Earth
That is not your own.
And yet still,
You revulse at me!
You are blind!
And now you're pouring salt."
- by Gideon Striche |
- Poetry And Lyrics
- | Submitted on 08/30/2009 |
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- Title: Slug
- Artist: Gideon Striche
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Description:
In my college poetry class, I was assigned to write a poem about a subject considered unpoetical. Here's the result.
Also, I just think slugs are funny. - Date: 08/30/2009
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