A Perfect Circle
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A Perfect Circle.

Who wants to tread down
and up, two flights of stair?
to sit in a shithouse
exchanging affairs
through a paper-thin wall
with Nigerian Buddhists
and scrubbers on call
to judges and tourist

how does one build
an en suite garret doo-doo
to hurl through a window
to watch where the poo flew

well
one shits in one’s sock
swings it round
swings it out
best done with a motion
that's sturdy and stout

my socks became famous
people enquired
where do they come from?
where did they reside
the shitty socked parcels
for some were a bummer
the stench was atrocious
especially in summer

I laughed and joked
with the rest of locals
tried solving the mystery
with all the pub yokels
my gusto was boundless
till that fateful night
in my drunken stupor
with laughing delight
I emptied my bowels
filled a sock up with shite

it swung and it flew
cleared the skylight with grace
it thudded on pavement
in just the right place
I collapsed into slumber
whilst holding my cock
awoke to the dawn
and the loudest of knocks

it was only my landlord
in need of the rent
I paid him with money
my mother had sent

he smiled, I smiled
he frowned, so did I
what’s the circle of shit?
he asked scratching his eye
what circle of shit?
asked I
stroking my chin
How could he know
I'd committed a sin

my god I thought
as I saw what he saw
a circle of shit
on the door
on the floor
the arc swept the ceiling
and passed over bed
I’d even sprayed brown stuff
all over small Ted

it was then I recalled
which sock I had thrown
the one with the hole in
it hadn’t been sewn
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#2
I did this one when we had few members. i'm bumping it to see if if it has better luck now Smile
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#3
I'm sure I've read this before -- was it in the Pig's Arse?

Last line might be better with "that hadn't been sewn". Otherwise, I like the rhythm and the casual rhymes but I'm damaged forever by the image of you lying among shit with your cock out.
It could be worse
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#4
yeah it may have been. at present i'm doing some linking on the site so thought why not bump an old one.
thanks for the feedback i'll work on it later Smile if sanyone else has the urge to bump an oldie of theirs, just see if it's not been posted to for a few weeks and bump it.
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#5
Ahaha my sense of humour is so immature, I loved this.

The only thing I question is the nigerian buddhists... Why nigerian buddhists? Nigeria is Islamic/Christian. I mean, there probably are a tiny handful of nigerian buddhists, but : P
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#6
nope, these ones were definitely Buddhists. Big Grin
to be honest i had no idea they were predominantly Muslim, but they must have a few catholics from there Smile.

thanks Phaedra
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#7
the poem didn't really start for me until the third stanza or so. that being said, I think the tone and word choices are great, with a nice twist of humor added. I like the story and how you let it progress. for some images, I did kind of wonder why they had to be included...
Written only for you to consider.
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#8
A lot of it really is based on fact.
though it was one of my work mates who did the deed Smile
thanks for the feedback
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