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a poephol among the dandelions
i've got one in me back garden
he sits in the middle
of the dandelion bed
with a fishing rod
fuck knows why
the nearest pond's
three doors down at number seven
i call him dudley
and we used to have some really deep
philosophical talks
did me and dudley
but all that changed
last wednesday
every morning at six a.m.
this bloody bird
perches its fat grey arse
on dudley's head
and coos and poops to its heart's
bloody content
the bastard
i think it's a
gnoming pigeon
but being thick i'm not sure
having never really dug archaeology
anywho
last wednesday
i thought dudley
could do with a spruce
seeing as his head were
thickly encrusted with guano
so i took a chisel to him
happens me mate zach arrived
and handed me a spliff
very nice too i ventured
as his chat became muffled
while i painstakingly listened
to the dandelion's rumblings for water
the cabbage white's
slurping of the buddleia
as thoughts trundled
ever quietly
over the hills and far away
to a cotton candy comfort
of all things lovely
when all on a sudden
as if slapped in the face
with a large wet cod
found dudley
with a two inch void
in the top of his bonce
putting an end to our once
philosophical tête-à-têtes
cos his head's now
full of shit
About This Poem
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Not actively editing
Critiques
Whiskey and Ink
6 days 20 hours ago
This is a brilliant piece of…
This is a brilliant piece of suburban absurdism. It brilliantly balances deadpan working-class slang ("me back garden," "poephol") with clever malapropisms ("gnoming pigeon"). Its best structural trick is the sudden, weed-fueled pivot from crude toilet humor into surprisingly delicate nature poetry ("the cabbage white's slurping of the buddleia"), only to slap the reader back to reality with a dark, hilarious punchline that literally and figuratively fills poor Dudley's head with shit.
I fucking love this, dude.
Arkansas
6 days 15 hours ago
I wasn't sure about posting this...
...but your lovely comment has made it worthwhile,
and has ooped me confidence.
Thank you. It is very much appreciated.
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