right now
blink 182 sings let’s make this last forever
but my beer’s half gone in this neighborhood bar
where the veggie burger is fine
and the fries are better
i’ve closed out my tab already
but my beer’s half gone in this neighborhood bar
an acquaintance sits one table away
but we don’t talk because it’s a general acquaintance
i had so many options this morning
and they all led me to this dive
where the veggie burger is fine
i should’ve opted for dinner with friends
last week we all went to a sports bar
after praying the students would graduate quietly
i ate one of the few real burgers i’ll eat all year
and the fries were better
blink 182 sings let’s make this last forever
i’ve closed out my tab already
an acquaintance sits one table away
i should’ve opted for dinner with friends
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Pantoum with a side of fries, college grads, and acquaintances!
Brilliant.
Happy LexPoMo– Cheers!
thanks! i aimed for at least pantoum-ish lol
You capture this with lines that follow each other as per pantoums…
good point—thanks for reading it
Some pantoums try too hard – this one flows with reckless abandon! Like the informal nature of the poem – all the small things fall into place well.
thank you! i agree with you about pantoums. i’d never written one, so i decided to just mess around with form and make it my own
The Blink 182 line lends itself so well to the repetition of the pantoum!