Poem 2

August 26, 2019

Part 1:

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

Poetic talent is still easy to fake

And a sequel takes even less talent to make

Cling to the coattails of your previous hit

Hope nobody knows it's devoid of meaning or wit

Make funny rhymes

Repeat the same lines

Distract yourself from your impending demise

Then repeat the same lines

And hold onto your sanity for just long enough

To get through the parts that are uninspired or rough

God is dead and so is his spirit and son

This wouldn't have happened if Obama hadn't won


That, my child, was a political joke

To show to the sheep that I'm edgy and woke

Swear once or twice to keep shit real

But more than that and you'll lose your mass-market appeal

Reference pop culture with a snazzy Simpsons quote

With the same subtlety as Homer's hands 'round your throat

Sprinkle in a meme to provide infinite joy

It'll have the kids be coming back like Dat Boi

We use humour to mask the fact we're all dead inside

Then we lie in life's feedback and tick "satisfied"


Every work of art is deserving of a sequel

Some questionable spinoffs, a Netflix series, a prequel

Like the new testament, or The Godfather 2

It's not considered the best one but that's a subjective view

One person hates what another may like

That's a great excuse to make terrible shite

Oh dang that's my profanity quota met

If I swear again the studio will never forget

Then I'll be out of a job but finally free

To write whatever I want, no more sequels for me!


But we all have too live that grind

Follow the rules that are strictly outlined

Although I must admit, this one took a weird route

I wrote it just now on my daily commute

But isn't that life? Filled with mild imperfection

Like that typo at the start of this section

No poem is perfect, no story ever complete

So let's make terrible sequels and watch the enraged public tweet

No idea is original, no art is sacred

Nothing pleases me more than monetised hatred

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