Poem of the Unknown Author
The last day of class for 8th grade english was spent reading any poem
that we wanted. This was strictly voluntary, but as there was nothing
else to do, most ended up reading. Many kids chose the shortest poem
they could find. Others, just wanting to be bastards read the longest
thing in the book, which was the acknowledgments page. I read the
following poem:
Stiff dog death
All froth on a bloody chin
Skinny man death his master
Opened the traffic hedges to let him in
Foolishness his disaster
It wasn't enough for him to scare the truck
He had to bite the tire
Fools have no luck
I don't know who wrote it or what the title is, but I'd really like to know as it is burned into my memory.
1 Comments:
It sounds like something I read in my little kid set of encyclopedias. I also read "I never saw a purple cow" when I was a kid and I remember every word to this day.
Don't know who wrote the one you posted, but if it helps you sleep I'll say I wrote it. K?
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