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The Middle Child (68)

I remember how my sister,

69, was always “nice”.

Then my brother, 67,

Became a meme. It happened twice!

Yet here I am, poor 68,

Unrecognized ‘til now.

I am still important though,

And let me tell you how:

I’m the atomic number for Erbium

And the number of squares in Chutes and Ladders;

Emperor Nero died in year 68

So Julio-Claudians think that matters;

I’m a trope for a generic hotel room number

And the latitude of midnight sun;

L.C. Greenwood of the Steelers

Wore my number. Super fun!

I’m two-times-two times seventeen

And a Californian highway

And still despite these awesome facts

I never get things my way…

For now I’ll stay anonymous

As seems to be my fate

But watch for me on YouTube

In 2028.

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Happy International Men’s Day!

House all to myself.

There’s a lot of stuff to do

Like nap on the couch.

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The Blood God Congenially Requests Your Creativity

So I was just a year past ageless

And I wanted lamb for dinner

So I demanded a sacrifice

From some now-nameless sinner.

Now every year since the dawn of man

They sacrifice more sheep.

Can’t you sacrifice a salad once?

Or maybe a marshmallow peep?

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Bypassing Internet Censorship, Two Clubs Interconnected By A Chain At A Time

Who decided that “Nunchaku”

Should be pronounced like “Numb Chucks?”

I assume it’s some translator,

But they’re almost certainly dunfaku.

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Worth A Shot?

You say that pushing people

Into volcanos isn’t fair.

I say “the Mayans didn’t have a $38 trillion national debt”

And then, with a sniff, say “so there”.

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Ja?

To my homeys in Mexico:

Without context, how do you know

If it’s Santa’s bellow

Or a rapper’s Hello

When you read the words “Jo jo jo”?

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Saves Us Several Weeks Of Suffering In January, I Guess

The Rams faced off with the Seahawks

Who forgot how to lace up their Reeboks.

The hawks made four kicks

Betwtixt their four picks

And now they’re not Super Bowl 60 locks.

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Gift Cards

Happy Birthday dude!

Here’s cash you can only spend

Somewhere you don’t go.

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Mon Dieu!

The English marched on Agincourt

With hoards of longbowmen

To fight the army of the French.

They were terribly surprised when

They loosed a thousand arrows

And those chic Parisian dorks

Brought out the champagne bottles

And fired back with corks.

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A Real Man’s Christmas Wishlist

Triumph over evil

Victory in battle

A wife and seven children

Some land to herd my cattle

A fancy leather cowboy hat

A closet full of guns

A quiet place to rest my head

And lots of silly puns.

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