Ode to the Algorithm that Thinks I Like Clips of Wrestling Smack Talk
You sly amalgamation of my clicks and views.
I love that you think oily muscled men
yelling into a microphone is similar to videos of
how to craft the perfect sandwich over a campfire
with just a cleaver or surfers catching massive swells
and sometimes wiping out and sometimes
emerging like a miracle, like the coming of some messiah,
from the mouth of the tidal bore.
And, yes, I did play WCW Revenge on Nintendo Sixty Four.
And you’re damn right I did want to be Ray Mysterio JR flying from the top ropes.
And I absolutely practiced the Stone Cold Stunner on my brother.
But you don’t know that if Vicki McCurry, The Poet’s Mom, The Last Word, The Belt, The Strictest Parent in Paris, caught us watching wrestling we’d get our ass whooped.
She’s didn’t like the violence, the language, the theatrics.
She didn’t like her sons seeing that stuff.
So thank you—you approximation of my interests, you faceless, formless manipulator of the masses.
Yeah—that’s right—I’m talking to you. Tell me: Do you smell
what my mom is cooking?
10 thoughts on "Ode to the Algorithm that Thinks I Like Clips of Wrestling Smack Talk"
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
HELL YEAH!!!
Hahahah! What you gonna do *heavy breathing* when the Momomania *breathing increases* runs over you!
Fantastic! great end – can you smell what my mom is cooking?
I love the pacing and the emotion in this piece. Also the aroma of supper! And I can relate to your story – we weren’t allowed to watch “Bonanza” as children, except when they ran the one whimsical episode with leprechauns. But . . . our parents never realized they couldn’t stop me and my sister from having crushes on Little Joe!
I love the lines of “And, yes” “And you’re damn right” and “And I absolutely”.
Love this, the irreverence, the conversational tone
Love the ride of this poem. What fun to read a poem speaking to the “sly amalgamation of my clicks and views.”
Christopher McCurry out of nowhere with a Poetic Powerslam on the Algorithm! That’s gotta hurt!
Love that you addressed this poem to “the algorithm that thinks…” Ha! Great set-up for a tongue-in-cheek poem about how media steer our tastes. Up to a point!
That last line is everything!