April Poem-A-Day 12: Maledicta

imprecate, wreak foul language upon heads,
multifarious variations themed, expressed so:

sexuality, incest, gender confusion,
physical inadequacies, sexual dysfunction,
deity, blasphemy, religious contempt, curses,
hygiene, STDs, disease, body parts/wastes,
subnormal intelligence, low social position.

myriad misanthropic topics immediately
resolve into personal insults generally.

(I didn’t mean to say it…
not to your face at least…)

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April Poem-A-Day 8: Words rarely travel alone

Words rarely travel alone.

Gangs of them gather:
haughty and sly,
reprobate and coy.

Heed their call,
mingle with rare
sweet etyma,
a revel divine.

Savory mouthfeel
and textural pension
frame and then define.

Tenebrous satiation
lingers betwixt
Greek and Latin forms,
odd linguistic mules
slide into pop culture.

This hard bop riff,
this cool improv,
hot shreds musing.

Sing, slung slang!
Roar, raring rara!
Clap, clear claque!

Word gangs rumble,
so watch your mouth.

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