08-13-2011, 11:21 PM
Within a very short time on these forums, I have come to deeply respect the critiques offered. That said: I have reviewed this in my mind from every angle and, with all due respect to everyone's opinions, decided to make only minor final changes:
Leanne, I liked the suggestion of removing "family" but decided not to add the extra "to" in the second line as I like having the slight pause that is otherwise created between the first and second lines.
I still like the title.
Thank you all for the comments and for helping me analyze it further. I appreciate it more than you know.
Kiss The Host (Revised)
They drift on past the bourgeoisie,
kiss the host and bend the knee
to nonchalantly make their presence known;
Chanel, Lancôme, designer pheromone
exuding from their silky napes.
Legitimized, respected drunks
showing off their social pedigrees,
while all their twisted histories
lie folded, hidden, tucked away,
and locked in golden steamer trunks.
Kiss The Host (Original)
They drift on past the bourgeoisie,
kiss the host and bend the knee
to nonchalantly, make their presence known;
Chanel, Lancôme, designer pheromone
exuding from their silky napes.
Legitimized, respected drunks
showing off their social pedigrees
while all the twisted family histories,
lie folded, hidden, tucked away,
and locked in golden steamer trunks.
I.C.Soria
Leanne, I liked the suggestion of removing "family" but decided not to add the extra "to" in the second line as I like having the slight pause that is otherwise created between the first and second lines.
I still like the title.
Thank you all for the comments and for helping me analyze it further. I appreciate it more than you know.
Kiss The Host (Revised)
They drift on past the bourgeoisie,
kiss the host and bend the knee
to nonchalantly make their presence known;
Chanel, Lancôme, designer pheromone
exuding from their silky napes.
Legitimized, respected drunks
showing off their social pedigrees,
while all their twisted histories
lie folded, hidden, tucked away,
and locked in golden steamer trunks.
Kiss The Host (Original)
They drift on past the bourgeoisie,
kiss the host and bend the knee
to nonchalantly, make their presence known;
Chanel, Lancôme, designer pheromone
exuding from their silky napes.
Legitimized, respected drunks
showing off their social pedigrees
while all the twisted family histories,
lie folded, hidden, tucked away,
and locked in golden steamer trunks.
I.C.Soria
