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littlegreen33 in slampoetry

I Have Seen God, a monster by design and the only love poem I will ever write

Oct 01, 2007 23:09

So, being the loser I am, I have written a poem about Grendel.

I HAVE SEEN GOD, a monster by design and the only love poem I will ever write:

Caked, ages dried blood, gnarled fur
My soft underbelly, smooth down fluff
Oh, it grew wild, like the root plunging through-
our archaic den- twisted-
I grew.

Clandestine branches flailing at Heaven-
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optimus_rhyme October 7 2007, 02:01:26 UTC

It was outstanding - Solomon's; though sadly we got Danny Shirard instead of Anis Mojgani - not a fair trade. WHich show did you see?

littlegreen33 October 7 2007, 16:02:05 UTC

Oh, man, that's so sad. Anis was really one of my favorites. Well, they are all my favorites, but it still counts. I saw the show at Clark in Worcester, Mass. and the one at Brown in Providence, RI. I did see Danny Shirard at Brown, in addition to everyone else, though. Both of which were amazing. Apparently Brown had been the biggest show they had done so far. Which did you see?

anonymous November 26 2007, 00:16:45 UTC

solomon sparrow is THE SHIT.
i just watched Anis' "Shake the Dust" like 5 times in a row. Shivers.

littlegreen33 November 26 2007, 05:27:03 UTC

mmm, yes, I was just listening to him at work. Customers were confused, but it was worth it :)