#poopforthought

[swas3ka]

Combo gone wrong. Not that it matters. Everything turns to poop regardless. #poopforthought I mean #food #foodforthought

[gebus-wurld]

humans

we are the creatures of creatures and the things of things

[purplemonkeysexgod69]

mea culpa (probably a more unpopular opinion)

I

I am guilty of mocking the fools    that peddle romance    as if it were a panacea

I am guilty of mocking a man    who is celebrated for selling    “poetry” like Thomas Kincaid    paintings at your local Walmart

I am guilty of mocking “erotica”    that resembles amateur porn    between a congressman and    a teenage prostitute

I am guilty of mocking those    who have chosen to martyr    themselves in their mediocrity

I am guilty of refusing to be    dumbed down by the society and    culture that is suffocating me

I am guilty of hypocrisy for spitting    out the same hackneyed garbage    that I see because the bitter truth    is more palatable hidden in sweet lies

I am guilty of mocking the surrealists    the spiritualists the magicians    the illusionists because they tell    the masses to dream instead of to wake up

I am guilty of mocking myself    because I am still a monkey    just trying to be a man

I am guilty of holding my craft sacred    and mocking those who sully it with    their ineptitude

I am guilty of letting poetry    set me free

II

Words will hurt if you let them    and we let them hurt us    too often

Sometimes truth hurts    sometimes medicine poisons    sometimes cures kill

I ignore the individuals that enrage me    they can ignore me just as easily    but I will not ignore my rage    I will not ignore my disgust    I will not remain silent

I will not be the hero    that shows you how it should be    I will be the villain    that shows you how it is

I bully no one    I am fighting back    and fighting for    something

III

My words are not atomic wedgies    nor are they me    holding your head underwater    in a toilet bowl

My words are me    grabbing you by the collar    with both hands    slamming you up against a wall    whispering in your ear    “Try harder. You can do better    than that. I know you can.”    then letting go

this is me                 letting go

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Monkey’s note: In response to Jen’s “A Probably Unpopular Opinion”. And here is a more civilized response from the footofdiablo.