Welcome to the oil slick California.

[Ranjr]

Russ Myers made a living, so if you want to equate me to that, that is more than Jim Kelly did in the NFL.

I'd compare you to Garo Yepremian in terms of NFL passers.  

Seriously, take a workshop.  Study, listen to feedback.

[Brian37]

Oh yea, pretty sure you suddenly bowed to your knees and saw me as a God. I don't gamble at all, but my bet is you knew I was ribbing. 

There is such a thing as being silly. No, for your information, I am not a God, god or "godlet" (I think I created a new word).

I was poking fun at how big oil thinks it owns the world.

None of which changes the fact that it was a horrible parody. Just horrible. Dull, clumsy, unclever, and incredibly drab and awful.

Your poetry - both serious and parodic - sucks.

Boru

That is because you get stuck on one and stupidly assume because of one fart anything I do sucks. Fine with me. I don't give a shit. I have never claimed all of my work is gold, never will. But, have been at this for almost 30 years, and to the point, in person, have had other people ask me to autograph signed prints of my work. So when you stupidly say "YOU SUCK" all I can respond with is "OK, WHICH ONE?" 

You, "You lay eggs".

Me, "No shit"

But if you want me to stop because you stupidly focus on my flaws, sorry, not going to happen.

[arewethereyet]

How about we make a thread just for your 'poetry'. Then people can go there or not as they see fit, instead of being assaulted by it showing up all willy-nilly.

[onlinebiker]

How about we make a thread just for your 'poetry'.  Then people can go there or not as they see fit, instead of being assaulted by it showing up all willy-nilly.

Will there be Vogon poetry appreciation couches available?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

None of which changes the fact that it was a horrible parody. Just horrible. Dull, clumsy, unclever, and incredibly drab and awful.

Your poetry - both serious and parodic - sucks.

Boru

That is because you get stuck on one and stupidly assume because of one fart anything I do sucks. Fine with me. I don't give a shit. I have never claimed all of my work is gold, never will. But, have been at this for almost 30 years, and to the point, in person, have had other people ask me to autograph signed prints of my work. So when you stupidly say "YOU SUCK" all I can respond with is "OK, WHICH ONE?" 

You, "You lay eggs".

Me, "No shit"

But if you want me to stop because you stupidly focus on my flaws, sorry, not going to happen.

Obviously, I cannot comment on poems of yours I haven’t seen. But the ones you post here - without exception - strike me as poorly constructed, badly thought out, themeless, and pretty childish.

Of course, that’s just my opinion.

Boru

[Fake Messiah]

I don't get it Brian37, why didn't you go with "Baby One More Time" because you would have much less work with turning the subject of the poem into the oil spill.


Oh, black blobby.
Black blobby.

I was supposed to know
That something wasn't right.
Oh, black blobby.
I should have let you go
And now I can't get you out of sight.

You showed me how you want it to be
Sticky, blobby
'Curse what I know now, oh, because

Your stickiness
Is killing me and I
I must confess
I don't believe, don't believe
What I'm gonna do with you now
Give me a spine
To hit you, blobby, for the last time

Oh, sticky blobby
The reason I can't breathe is you
Blobby, you got gulls blinded
Oh, sticky blobby
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it

[A. Secular Human]

On a dark ocean seaway,
Warm smell of ineptness, rising up through the air 
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a greedy light
My head grew heavy, I had to stop for the plight

There  was the corporate, 
Stopped in the doorway
I heard their mission statement
This could be Enron or this could be could be fake. 

Off in the distance
I saw a shimmering link
It was an unfortunate choice
Of one or two in the stink

Mirrors on the ceiling
Big oil melting ice
And all the polar bears
Don't care about human vice

Last thing I remember
I was running for the truth
Tring to find the passage back
To avoid Fox News uncouth

Not at all funny, especially when you live close enough to get a headache from the fumes.  We got outta Dodge for five days.