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The Future Of Poetry In This Household

by Chris Sorrenti


12:30 A.M.

Looking for clues to a victimless crime
i screw a magnifying glass
into the conveniently placed mount on my forehead
though not necessary
       this house - full of images
         complex metaphors
      waiting to be deciphered
like a digital clock radio
whose numbers if stared at long enough
      become alien

i've played the evil genius
      a one man crime spree
and though good for my poetry
found it more hazardous to health
than the cigarettes i can't seem to live without

12:35 A.M.

Every family is suppose to have a poet
      the family poet
i live alone
so it's up to me to carry on the tradition

the air at this late hour - full of edibles
immune to the humidity that robs me of sleep
unable to satisfy the hunger in my belly
but good for my pen
and damn anyone who may question their appearance
under my eyepiece

12:40 A.M.

It feels good again - a machine gun orgasm
      though this crime does not involve sex
only a determination to get to the facts
      and the truth
there is no crime
having just covered up the evidence
with fingerprints
whose squiggly lines bear a strange resemblance
to the red neon of a certain clock radio

as for the future of poetry in this household
i think the question's been answered appropriately
and that deserves at least one cigarette

12:45 A.M.

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08/30/2014

Posted on 08/30/2014
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Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by George Hoerner on 08/30/14 at 03:07 PM

I really enjoyed this piece Chris!!

Posted by Ken Harnisch on 08/31/14 at 03:35 PM

I don't live alone, Chris, but know enough to know I'm the poet in the family and the tradition will probably go with me to wherever, whenever I go. Great poem!

Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 09/01/14 at 12:35 PM

I've always loved poems which were off the beaten path and this one, Chris, blazes unique ground. I love the line about covering up the evidence with fingerprints.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 09/01/14 at 03:30 PM

With gentle humor and self-deprecation you again demonstrate your ability to entertain with your poems. And get great empathy.

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