Broken in vs. Broken-down

by erratic hippie   Dec 24, 2005


[this is somewhat of a nonsense poem...unless you try reeaally hard to find meaning in it: hint - the title is pretty much the prompt for every stanza]

Ruby-red slippers with yellow brick stains:
Nostalgic refrains.
Brand new shoehorn for less labour pains:
Bygone dollar bills.

Mother's old wedding gown:
Welcome to Hitchtown.
Fashionable tiara crown:
Entering Splitsville.

Father's prized vinyl records:
Dusty music awards.
Three tuneless guitar chords:
Counterfeit pep pill.

Broken-down possessions:
Bad first impressions.
Broken-in obsessions:
Too good for Good Will.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Poetvoices

    That was GREAT!! I think the rhymes MADE the poem as nonsensical as it was, and it was WONDERFUL!! :):) I really enjoyed! It was a good break from some of the gloom and doom of PAQ!!
    PV

  • 17 years ago

    by perkyshadowgirl

    Muahahahaha
    i enjoyed this :)
    i suppose everyone can find their own meaning...
    but i hate a mystery :P

  • 18 years ago

    by Aidyn

    Is it just me, or does this poem make your head spin, too? I can't make sense of it, Ms. Lenny, and I'm glad I wasn't intended to. That being said, I enjoyed it very much. It has a very...old...feel to it...sort of dusty (I believe you even used that word in the poem itself)...Really something interesting...please keep the poems coming!

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