[Scanian]

Oh, no, "not bad."

Reminds me of the fake beatnik stuff we used to turn in in Jr. HS to mess with the teachers' minds.

But at least THAT was original.

[Sacajaweau]

You're quite right about the stuff we wrote to mess with our Teacher's mind...

My poem even wound up in the school's annual publication. What a farce. Took me all of five minutes to write. "Ode to a Shoelace"..

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

"... numb under the glare of the Spotlight. His eyes, so dull and grey, Slide from right to left, to right, Looking for his life, misplaced in a Shallow, muddy gutter long ago"

This part made me picture Obama standing in the spotlight and reading from TOTUS.

[Ezekiel]

His eyes, so dull and grey, Slide from right to left, to right,

[freebird5850]

To hide what little I am worth,
I choose to conceal my record of birth.
I bow to leaders of many land,
giving them the upper hand.
I refuse to hold my hand over my heart,
And try to tear this country apart.
Please don’t think this a bad thing
I only want to rule you as King.

B.H.O.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not as good as Stalin’s or Pol Pot’s early stuff.

[IYAS9YAS]

Reminds me of the fake beatnik stuff we used to turn in in Jr. HS to mess with the teachers' minds.

Liberal English teachers are the easiest to dupe.

[onedoug]

¨...the seaweed barks at me....¨

[mojitojoe]

Obastard new poem ping

[mojitojoe]

"He pulls out forgotten dignity from under his flaking coat"

I think this is about Frank, not Gramps

[The Comedian]

A haiku in honor of this found treasure:

Not quite poetry
From a young Soetoro
I bet Ayers wrote it

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.