Fred
Fred
is a content warning
with pipe cleaner legs
and a snappy little beret
frightened by
dissatisfied with
shifty shadows cast
by what
purports
proclaims
proposes
to be solid
hosts an open house and locks the doors
clinging to a coward’s mind
that understands enough to make it
hurt but not enough to make it stop
hopes for heaven
only if it comes with valet parking
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Love the shape and form of this poem and love the ending!
“pip cleaner legs” and “snappy little beret” — vivid.
and the last couplet sums up many Freds.
good.
Sweet evisceration here, Mike! Wield that knife.
conflicted fellow, this Fred
“Fred/is a content warning”! Oh my!! Enjoyed this.
Nice use of alliteration, and with the way it lies on the page. Oh, that last line ties up his character for the reader. Love it.
Love the name (such a good choice) and love “is a content warning/with pipe cleaner legs