ccdarling's Take on the World

Where am I and why am I in this handbasket?

ccdarling

ccdarling
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Birthday
September 21
Title
Optimist in Chief
Company
DarWin Ent.
Bio
I wonder as I wander...is there any Thing that could, should or ever will fill a hole in a soul?

MY RECENT POSTS

MY RECENT COMMENTS

Ccdarling's Links

New list
No links in this category.
FEBRUARY 5, 2012 2:28PM

iPop/Popeye: I Yam What I Yam

Rate: 5 Flag

 

popey 

Being born a boomer
Formed me, informs you
But that’s not all I am

 

Love, marriage, no baby carriage
Miscarriage, miscarriage, miscarriage
But that’s not all I am

 

Meet Big C, C meet me
Treat, retreat, lather, rinse, repeat?
But that’s not all I am

 

Voted for Nixon/Reagan, naïve believe
Politicians’ lies when lips are moving
But that’s not all I am

 

Uberobama swooping in to save the day
Truth, justice, the American Way
Sacrifice life, fortune and sacred honor
As long as it’s somebody else
Expedience according to Nietzsche
I don’t Goethe it

 

We recreate ourselves each nanosecond
Molecules reimagined at the quantum level
Blinking in and out of the universe
Entropy at bay – this is a hold up!
Schrodinger’s cat wanted dead and alive
Freeze! You’re under arrest!

 

Red it somewhere, it’s black and white
In the pink but I think
That’s not all I am
I yam what I yam
And that’s all that I yam
iPop/Popeye

 

 

 

Author tags:

reagan, nixon, obama, cancer, marriage, boomer, cat, schrodinger, nietzsche, goethe, popeye

Your tags:

TIP:

Enter the amount, and click "Tip" to submit!
Recipient's email address:
Personal message (optional):

Your email address:
Cancel

Comments

Type your comment below:
Cancel
Nice! And I don't generally like poems. But I appreciate word-play - and the sentiments.
Myriad
February 05, 2012 02:39 PM
Myriad - thank you so much!
ccdarling
February 05, 2012 03:03 PM
CC, I'd be love to hear more about Olive Oyl, too! I'm wondering if she voted McGovern/Carter?
designanator
February 05, 2012 03:46 PM
Cute and pleasantly original. Well done. R
Thoth
February 05, 2012 04:16 PM
Designanator - I wish I had Olive's metabolism. Nobody is ever going to tell me I'm too thin (or too rich),
ccdarling
February 05, 2012 05:44 PM
PS Designanator - given what I know now I should have voted the other ticket.
ccdarling
February 05, 2012 05:45 PM
Thoth - oh great deity, I am honored! (We're not worthy! We're not worthy!)
ccdarling
February 05, 2012 05:47 PM
PPS Designanator - I should have put a link to Frank Sinatra singing "My Way": "Regrets, I've had a few..." ;-)
ccdarling
February 05, 2012 07:09 PM
I liked the sentiments and the word play too, CC. Sorry I'm late to appreciate.
R♥
FusunA
February 12, 2012 05:16 PM
Dear FusunA- glad you liked it!
ccdarling
February 13, 2012 11:44 AM
This is really good! You hide a pretty profound message under the guise of a happy little cartoon character.
Susie Lindau
February 13, 2012 04:45 PM
Hi Susie - thanks for your comment! I don't know if Popeye was all that happy - I think he had anger management issues. Perhaps he shoulda laid off the spinach!
ccdarling
February 14, 2012 10:16 AM