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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Prose for pokies

Found In-Tandem, and thought I'd give it a go. Randoomness abounds!

Credits to Natasha
Tribal tat trial, 
Exciting external experiment.
Tattoo Parlor approaches,
So does pending apprehension.

Blood mixing with ink,
Turning stomach, fresh air needed.

 Spikes of skepticism, 
 Chains chingling with chagrin
 Metal meeting meat,
 Blur by during my speeding exit.

 Turn the corner, 
 Naked of markings,
 I retch,
 Breaking patrons judge silently.

 Breathe, retch, repeat.
 Looking up,
 Expecting to see scowls.
 An ink covered lioness winks,
 Peeling stained thoughts and feelings all away.

Posted by Shockgrubz at 5:33 AM

19 comments:

  1. JinksySeptember 3, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Random or randoom, and numbers 7 and 8, or 13 and 14 - who's counting?
    Thank you for deciding to pedal a Tandem (or two, in this case, it seems) LOL The ways of Linkies are strange...
    I hope the tattoo needle didn't cause you too much distress when writing this. Hehehe!

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  2. Hasidic PlumberSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Jinksy, drop the pills.
    Shockgrubz, nobody authorized you to post a photo of my son.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 3, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    That pic is trippy!

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  4. Ting KubbySeptember 3, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Love that picture

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  5. mamtcSeptember 3, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Random or not it is awesome.Picture and the poem

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    did you get inked?

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  7. ShockgrubzSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    @Jinksy: Thanks
    @HacidicPlumber: I got consent, I swear
    @Gareth: Yes, it's a lion, maybe.
    @Chintan: I did not. I have planned a memorial tat, but I doubt I'll end up getting it.

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  8. SweetCheeksMcGillSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Nicely done, pic and poem! it's pretty in an weird and wonderful kinda way! <3

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  9. ShawSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    So many colors!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I really like it. Abstract poetry makes me happy

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  11. my day in a sentenceSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Wow, that's weird. :D

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  12. Thomas Duder, Author of the ThingsSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Gah, every time I try to write poetry it comes out as purely lyrical...

    Can't write a poem for the life of me, man.

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  13. Lynda R Young as Elle CardySeptember 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Great pic to go with a great poem.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Am I high? D:
    That picture is awesome!

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  15. T PaparSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    gay lion on lsd?
    poem was awesome too :D

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  16. escapistSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    I really loved how the process of getting a tattoo was expressed in such a poetical way. I'd like to get one, but I would probably get bored of it pretty quick. Permanent things just aren't for me.
    And I also like the drawing :)

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    pretty nice, i like the pic

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  18. 1904 BloggerSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    did you actually get a tat?

    following

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  19. ShockgrubzSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    @1904, No. I'm not deathly ill when I see needles, either. That was just for the effect of the poem. If I did get a tat, it would be a memorial in a dark star that my late brother would often sketch out.

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