Dictation
after Meng Hao-jan
I am more than good enough,
more than one hundred words flying a minute.
I answer the phone in a smooth faced voice,
my web woven moon face shining through the trees.
Do you know the taste of super human strength?
Do you know about raw, unfiltered power?
I am a god with a pocket protector & a word processor;
you don’t even know, standing by that water cooler!
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Manny,
I love the two lines: “I answer the phone in a smooth faced voice/my web woven moon face shining through the trees.”
I love this playful tone of this.
I know this is modeled after Chinese poetry and needs to stay sparse but the line “I am a god with a pocket protector & a word processor” also feels like it could be the opening for a longer poem. I’m curious about this god’s universe. Maybe fodder for another poem?
Possibly another poem!
Second the “Web woven moon face”. Great combination of visual & sound.
Nerds rule!
you nailed it Kevin. that is precisely it. 🤪
Love this.
I love the closing lines–the Superman-ness of them.
Manny, this is so much fun to read and a great start to Lexpomo! I agree with Linda about the “god with a pocket protector” line and how it could be the opening of another poem!
Playful powerful poem!
See now I’m going to have to look up Meng Hao-jan — this is a wonderful piece. Like others I love the playfulness, especially the boastful last two lines. Nice one, Manny!
thank you sir
“Web woven moon face” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love that closing so much!
thank you Deanna!