Filling the Pussy
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1st edit, thanks for all the imput changes listed below the poem apart from an odd comma or period


Filling the Pussy
There is a wonky-headed cat that's stood
behind my 'puter screen, just to the right.
It's laden down with coins; not bollywood
-en nickels or, lead pennies dullish white
A five or single peso piece is flung
up on a slot within its arching back,
above a plastic-belly buttoned bung
that's nestled near a de-glazed hairline crack.
So far I haven't saved enough to buy
a house, a car, a bike, or pair of shoes.
It hurts to let my sleeping coinage lie;
I'd much prefer a prostitute or booze.
Some days my wallet makes me cry
then counting up the change I sing the blues.

stanza 1: L1; [wonky-headed] cat hyphenated. L1 puter (i thought i'd used the (') before it) to ['puter].L4; em dash before [-en]. L4; bright to [white]
stanza 2: L1; rhyme changed, pop to [flung]. L2; into to [up on]. L2; it's to [its]. L3; stop changed to [bung]. L3: [belly-buttoned] hyphenated.
stanza 3; the end couplet:  line mainly rewrote and out changed to[cry] removed the silly cat comment

(03-15-2015, 07:09 PM)billy Wrote:  original:
Filling the Pussy
There is a wonky headed cat that's stood
behind my puter screen, just to the right
It's laden down with coins; not bollywood
en nickels or, lead pennies dullish bright
A five or single peso piece I pop
into a slot within it's arching back,
above a plastic-belly buttoned stop
that's nestled near a de-glazed hairline crack.
So far I haven't saved enough to buy
a house, a car, a bike or pair of shoes;
It hurts to let my sleeping coinage lie.
I'd much prefer a prostitute or booze.
Some days I turn my pockets inside out
then counting up the change I sing the blues.

i'm still not sure about the fem rule, as it is i have a line with 5 and a half foot ending with a fem followed by a 4 and a 1/2 foot line beginning with a stress. changed bollywooden to
bollywood
en nickles
after leanne pointed out the cocked up rhyme.
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Messages In This Thread
Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-15-2015, 07:09 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by Leanne - 03-15-2015, 07:34 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-15-2015, 07:56 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by Leanne - 03-15-2015, 07:59 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-15-2015, 08:01 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by Erthona - 03-15-2015, 08:54 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by tectak - 03-15-2015, 09:14 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-16-2015, 07:31 AM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-16-2015, 07:32 AM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by fromcancertocapricorn - 03-16-2015, 12:17 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-16-2015, 04:06 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by Leah S. - 03-17-2015, 12:39 AM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-17-2015, 01:01 PM
RE: Filling the Pussy - by billy - 03-21-2015, 07:39 AM



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