12-21-2011, 07:34 PM
(12-14-2011, 11:45 PM)grannyjill Wrote: gtfo - not sure of this one...perhaps the 'f' is the same, and 'o' is off. Yes? But 't' could be 'to' or 'the'and 'g' could be anything (got/going/gagging/get...get.Is that it? I wouldn't have been much use at Bletchley Park would I?GTFO = Get The Fuck Out
I'm not playing dumb, here, I am dumb!
As far as whether or not this is indeed a poem, or a pithy bathroom stall poem, or that gold analogy I am not fond of because it is rude and self serving: it is a poem and not just because I say so. Concrete minimalism is not generally my preferred means of poetry either to read or write. In fact, I once posted a William Carlos Williams poem, 'The Red Wheelbarrow' as an example of famous poems I do not care for. I have since grown a larger appreciation for that poem. It draws, in few words, a perfect snapshot:
"so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens. "
To me as poet and observer of the mass media pop culture frenzy warbling all around me, 'whore' and the unspoken but present psychological and cultural implications exists.
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?

