What a great, dare I almost say: ..immortal line, to capture a what will amount to a moment in the long arc of mankind and civilization:
"graffiti scarred walls
greet passengers with gibberish"
I believe it's for real haha.: I believe it's for real haha. The Ranch Dressing Soda is definitely the most extreme take on soda they have in my book, as well, and that is saying a whole lot. They really push the envelope!
And, yes, I did like the edit - nice finishing touch on the Bond verse.
With the utmost disrespect, I: With the utmost disrespect, I must disagree that the causes that motivated Hitler invalidate the parallel to the Innkeeper 45's next attempt for a power grab. The process, I still believe, is exactly the same, and I fear that the results will be the same as well. But thanks for commenting.
Thank you for that very: Thank you for that very complimentary reply. But it is I who am indebted to you---who have bestowed on me the great privilege of which I had long dreamed during my undergrad years, to watch a great collection of Poetry being assembled poem by poem before my eyes. You have provided me that privilege, and the opportunity to see a process of which, decades ago, I could only read in the past tense.
However, I understand that, given my verbosity, brevity in a reply is a virtue. And my health, or unhealth, condition tonight insists on brevity. And this insistence is like a playground bully . . . .
I owe a great debt to you for: I owe a great debt to you for supporting this series of reflections, in fact, your own theological poems and meticulous examinations of mine have emboldened and inspired me to continue. So with every poem I post comes incalculable gratitude for your kindness.
I'm always gratified in a huge way to read your very insightful and intricate breakdowns of my work as if you had been there from the first glimmer of an idea to the public posting. Anyone who has had the coveted honor of your expert analysis knows what I mean.
I know you haven't been feeling well lately, so I'm very touched by your generosity in taking the time to read and interpret my expression. My deep concern and tireless prayers are with you. Be blessed, Great Pillar of PostPoems.
Amazing, how you can spin a: Amazing, how you can spin a few words into monumental magic. With mystifying agility, you conjured yet another one for the ages. Perfectly hypnotic.
"Now I have someone who won't: "Now I have someone who won't allow me to feel alone.
He has become my before."
That is profoundly real and deeply moving. Love those lines!
Thanks for your comment!: Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Btw, your mention of James Bond prompted me to add something to what I originally wrote. Hope you like it. That website you show, is that for real? Crazy! Ranch dressing soda?? What brilliant mind thought of that? Lol!!
My arteries clogged: ..just in reading this poem. But worth it. Great chuckle out of "How do you like your bacon martini Mr Bond? Shaken or stirred?"
Two more notes:
- Considering the way Elvis Presley died, the poor guy might have wanted to add a couple of leafs of lettuce to that wild concoction of a loaf.
- You asked for bacon soda, and apparently a company named Lester's heard you:
https://rocketfizz.com/media/soda-labels/lesters-fixins-sodas/
I suppose Mr. Presley might have liked to mix thier Bacon Soda with their PB & J Soda. I'd have recommended he spritz in a little Cucumber Soda, too, while he was at it. You know, for the ruffage. : )
Interesting, but Adolph: Interesting, but Adolph Hitler was an aggressive statist who believed in empire by all means, and "protecting" and "furthering" a very, very specific gene pool. I wouldn't apply either of these things to the reality t/v host turned president. But, even if so, our system doesn't allow for it, unless it's the desire of those already in positions of power: the country has long fallen into control of corporate power and agencies that function in secrecy, which presidents themselves probably don't even know the half of.
If the powers that be would like the country to be run in that manner, it won't matter whether it's Trump or not - they'll find someone else to do the job. One could argue that the German state had fallen under similar control, and I wouldn't even doubt it, but that corporate power wanted mass experimentation and resource requirement to rapidly advance technology (which they got by supporting Hitler). It doesn't seem like Trump is needed for that in our current world, looking at how technology has run amuck with and without him in office.
Appreciated: I am torn on this philosophy. On one hand, we should be understanding when people make mistakes, or not assume the worst when people hold views that we deem ignorant. Of course, if we're being honest, we are sometimes in those shoes, ourselves. On the other hand, life requires usually the same skillset that other animals in nature use: we must sometimes judge conditions and make determinations around us for the sake of both survival and having a meaningful life. Sometimes, it seems, that does require making judgements about people based upon their actions. Caution to judgement, and flexibilty in judgement, might be the better approach than being completely non-judgemental.
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