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Merry Go Rounds and Out of sequence clocks - a villanelle
by Shannon McEwenIn the aftermath of this painful shock
Invisible sucker punch right to the gut
Time skews and confuses tick from tock
Unbeknownst at the crowing of the cock
Life’s insanely fast pace in a sudden rut
In the aftermath of this painful shock
When did the heart become the rock?
And from which lecture do I rebut?
Time skews and mixes tick from tock
Genuine truth takes a stop to mock
From the very cloth I was surely cut
In the aftermath of this painful shock
Every few seconds I glance at the clock
As I sit here and wonder where from what
Time skews and confuses tick from tock
Does this heartache fall upon the block?
Classic lines disguised in vulgar smut
In the aftermath of this painful shock
Time skews and confuses tick from tock
04/11/2010 Posted on 04/11/2010
Copyright © 2026 Shannon McEwen
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 04/14/10 at 04:20 AM i LOATHE rhyming poetry...but LOVED this. no kidding! i think it's the OCK-ness of it...it's punchy and fun. it's heavy, and the repetition is perfect. i don't know what it is, but i enjoy this so much. it's also a nice change of pace...which is always welcome. i try not to write the same thing over & over again and here you definitely threw an awesome curve. :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/16/10 at 07:18 PM Such a well done crafting of this form. |
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