I clicked on the social media priest
to confess that I was lonely.
He instructed me to sugar the crow
and eat before all that know me.
So I chalked my status one hundred times -
too damn complicated -
on the blackboard of the cybermind,
hoping you'd erase it.
The likes were coming thick and fast
from strangers and from friends -
all begging for an update -
how does the story end?
I refresh until the poor mouse squeaks
and my trigger finger aches.
I've done my penance post on facebook;
must I apologize to your face?
For The Tuesday Platform at Real Toads
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
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About Me
- Maude Lynn
- Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days. ---Flannery O'Connor
15 comments:
This is my favorite line: "He instructed me to sugar the crow"
Excellent poem, Mama.
Rhymes for our times.
Such a well-honed wit.
'He instructed me to sugar the crow..' is such a brilliant image!
Writing lines has been given a whole new meaning today... where can I hit the like button?
I don't need Facebook to tell me we're friends! You're great, MZ! I hate being that lonely, but I've been there.
You'll pardon me, but I don't do FB, as my 3 Gurus don't type, in English, but Canadian Cat. Much to my regret, having to remove their comments, too many times. Do hope things work out for you, Mama Z.
You really and artistically brought this to life. (a mind confused)
what has happened to us that we measure ourselves in likes and comments?
meanwhile, I like this. ~
"I've done my penance post on facebook;
must I apologize to your face?" ha, I like that
Big Like right here! The last line was a killer.
So good!So true....
"sugar the crow"...nobody else would think to put it that way. That's a hot-dog dunk in a world of missed layups.
This is amazing! Of course, I've come to always expect amazing from you (and I just finished reading your first poetry book).
Too damned complicated to share what we eat or wear for a pick me up...glad you see it more as a trip-me-up. Trigger finger is sore. Let's give it a rest (FB)
Enjoyed !!!
Much love...
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