The suicidal man
dresses in black
and lies down
on the autobahn,
climbs Mount Everest
wearing dress shoes,
insults Mexican drug lords,
defames Muhammad
in profane cartoons,
asks on the internet
to be someone’s dinner
and survives.
So he paints
a copyrighted
Disney character
on his garden wall.
Bwahahaha – love the sting in the tail of this
Thanks. I had fun writing it!
I just saw on the news yesterday or the day before 10 or 12 people were hung off a bridge somewhere in Mexico. They’re are a tough bunch. This does have a sting in the tail too. Nice write!
I love the part about climbing Mount Everest in dress shoes!
This was all dark and then I laughed aloud at the end.
Wonderful.
Quirky and dark. Loved the ending. Nice poem!
“insults Mexican drug lords” my favorite line
heck…tight and dark write today matt…my eyes went big like teacups while reading..ha
Wonderful irony, that a person full of despair performs such amazing feats to stop the pain. Of course that ending is the sarcastic cherry on top.
LOL! I sure wasn’t expecting that ending.
you made me smile with this… and maybe with his latest act of defiance he’ll get noticed enough to get his wish? I really like this poem
“The most solid among us
moves with a stirring breath,
flows in pulsing tides” every line is so beautiful, but this one really caught my breath!