Wednesday, November 9

Calisthenics 1, Week 11

Fucking hardest mad lib I've ever done. I also want you all to know, the MAJOR coincidence with Lux's piece was ENTIRELY by accident. I did not want the influence so I read the piece AFTER I wrote it. Freaked me out, really.

Mad Lib Skeleton:

[Adjective] [Noun]

At the [noun], I was about [inf. verb] him [adverb] when,
at [adj.] [noun], [noun] [adverb]
and [adverb] from me, he [verb] first
to his [adj.] [noun]
and then the [adj.], and he was [adv.],
[adv.] before he [verb] the...
My [noun] [verb] him [verb], too,
and a [noun], who [verb] over.
He was a [adj.] [noun], [adj.],
[adj.], [verb] [noun] during the day
and his [noun] and [noun]
at night. He didn't [verb]
or try [inf. verb] the [noun]
with which he [verb] these [noun].
My [verb] said: "Happens." Our [noun]
[verb] [adv.] to his [noun]
and was soon [verb] towards us
with his [adj.] [noun],
of which he was [adv.]
but so far only used [inf. verb] two [adj.] [noun].
It was the [noun]
we'd usually call [inf. verb] [adv.] a [noun].
A [noun], a [adj.] [noun], you [verb]
where he, or she, [verb]. Our [noun]
[verb] a [noun]
beside the [noun]
and we [verb] him [adv].
I'd already [verb] [noun]
before I [verb] his [noun].
Our [noun] returned the [noun].
In it, there were [noun],
[noun] never, never [verb] before
by a [noun, possessive],
nor even a [noun, possessive], eye.
[proper noun], our [noun, possessive] name,
returned the [noun] from where it came
and, with the [noun] of a [noun],
we [verb] it [adv.]
as best we could. One [adj.] [noun]
[verb] [adv.].
It was a Friday,
I remember, for [noun] we [noun] [noun], with [noun]
on [adj.] [adj.] [noun], every Friday,
[noun] and [noun].

Changed Focus

At the start, I was about to redefine him entirely when,
at last call, echoes swift
and distant from me, he fell first
to his graceless misconceptions.
and then the whole, and he was gone,
empty before he kicked the...
My arms let him drop, too,
and a silence, who drapes over.
He was a misguided man, feared,
alive, burying chemicals during the day
and his name and dignity
at night. He didn't fight
or try to reconfigure the notions
with which he circumstanced these titles.
My drive said: "Happens." Our possibilities 
tended gingerly to his failings
and was soon bent towards us
with his crooked smile,
of which he was proud
but so far only used to convince two lost kids.
It was the grin 
we'd usually call to bring down a chance.
A gamble, a reckless dice, you throw
where he, or she, waits. Our reality
risks a lie
beside the aces
and we find him again.
I'd already searched time
before I released his attempts.
Our compromise returned the child.
In it, there were contractions,
obligations never, never claused before
by a human's,
nor even a God's, eye.
Chester, our father's name,
returned the toil from where it came
and, with the will of servant,
we wrapped it up
as best we could. One last breath
pacing ahead.
It was a Friday, 
I remember, for fun we thought trench , with hoes
on warm red clay, every Friday,
ditches and holes.

1 comment:

  1. haha I just tried to do this... failed miserably! I like yours wayyyyyyyy better!

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