Clothing Optional
All these poems.
By the third day I’m already behind.
I don’t know what I expected. This
is my first Literary Orgy.
I click on lexpomo and enter
a world of mostly bared souls;
drunk on love or anger and
everything in between. A few
clothed in politeness, dipping in a toe
to check the temperature while
others gleefully piss in the pool.
All this naked self-expression and
they keep coming faster than I can
thoughtfully read them: a cornucopia
of quickies. Is it a coincidence that
to these aging eyes lexpomo
sometimes looks like lexporno?
It’s all fun and games til someone
loses an eye for a metaphor.
Whatever other punctuation I need,
I could use a refractory period.
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They should name the anthology cornucopia of quickies, and thank you this poem is quite the compliment
I second the “Cornucopia of Quickies” idea.
Your resume calls out for poetry that is reality based.
Interesting comment. Over half my submissions are direct personal experience. Which of course raises Hendrix’s famous question… I’m convinced there are 7 billion realities and counting. BTW, I like your stuff. Hope to meet you at open mic.
refractory period hahahaha XD
Regardless the topic, I adore when anyone gives a glimmer of their true self. Not what poetry has to be, no, but….the ones I appreciate most.
this reminds me of something Pablo Neruda once said about what poetry should be and the “fate” or “mission” of poets. Anyways keep at it, keep writing! we should all grab a beer ( or whatever liquid we prefer) after the anthology open mic reading thingy, or anytime really
I feel your pain
lexpomo is like poetry caffeine (or something stronger) up all night reading all this good shit…yesterday i vowed to only post and not comment for the next week, but here I am, not getting much done on the farm. By the way, Larry, “refractory period” is “de bomb”
Ditto Cornucopia of Quickies! Love this poem! You nailed the input overload that is lexpomo!