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"Poems are gay"

Just read a poem through morbid curiosity on another website. Basically because someone created a thread to appeal for people to read it, the only reply by someone labelling it "powerful".

The poem goes as follows (apologies to the author, as I'm using this without bothering to ask for permission):

I do not doubt my hands.
They’re slower now and sure
To find a way
On icy skin.
They melt a path.

My breath is not shy now.
It comes in low soft gasps
Or silent heat
Against her ear.
If I want that.

My new eyes won’t betray me.
Drawn to me by mossy calm
And promise of
A hidden depth,
She’ll be cheated.

I’ve mastered my hands.
Firmly now they’ll tread her
Back and breasts
And thigh and waist and cheek.
She won’t doubt them.


It was followed by a couple of comments nothing how amazing they think it is, and all the imagery it summons up for them. Me? I read it and thought 'what a load of toss'. It doesn't say anything, conjur anything, suggest anything or even make any sense. It's a load of random words stuck together with reckless abandon. Why do you morons do this? Were you abused as children, and thusly have difficulty making sense? Do you talk in a similar manner? Every word a metaphor for silky flower clad faires, or some other equally vacuous nonsense? I sincerely hope not, because otherwise you'd deserve nothing better than to be publicly flogged and fed to starved mules.

Bloodly poetic faggotry.

English_Bloke wrote:
> Lindgren wrote:
> Poetry is the only way (I amended that for you :)) some people can
> honestly express their feelings and thoughts.
>
> Why can't they just talk like other normal people?
>

Because not everyone can express themselves verbally face to face with another person, like me. It's not a natural thing that comes to everyone.

Lindgren wrote:
> Poetry is the only way (I amended that for you :)) some people can honestly express their feelings and thoughts.

Why can't they just talk like other normal people?

> What I read from this is that you have little regard for the feelings or opinions of others around you,

Der!! :D

> and little sense of reading "between the lines".

Read between the lines? The blank bits? Ok luv...
I read between the lines of IB's poem and it made just as much sense, filling me with just as much emotion reading the real thing did. Zip all, but I know I don't "get" poems.

Poetry is the only was some people can honestly express their feelings and thoughts. It allows a certain detachment between the poet and the feelings and also a barrier between the writer and reader that provides a level of comfort.

Because you do not use this communication method IB you seem to think it is, as you put it "gay". What I read from this is that you have little understanding or regard for the feelings or opinions of other around you, and little sense of reading "between the lines".

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Roses are red
> Violets are blue
> I dislike poetry
> And so should you

Poems rock.

Poems that rhyme rock.

Poems that don't rhyme can rock and do not abuse my non rhymin poetry mister!

... I am sad :(

Its not a poem unless it rhymes!

That was crap, my poems rawk though.

Insane Bartender wrote:

Poetic faggotry.
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Lol, you could have just said that to sum the poem up.

Ooo, Seckshual

I've done better than that.

Hurrah!
Look at my ego.

But seriously.