Sunday, 23 June 2013

Swift And Other Things

dverse

not my cup of tea at all
crushed by puritanism
an overwhelming conformity
a distinct lack of  humour
bogged down in infantility
perpetually adolescent
a mill stone around my neck
of my own making
happy as a pig in shite
i am not

my name is not celia
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9 comments:

  1. Mary23 June 2013 at 04:03

    Perhaps you are at the end of your rope and blowing off some steam just to break the ice? Smiles!

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  2. Brian Miller23 June 2013 at 04:43

    alright, i am not sure of the celia reference...
    and am not one for wallowing in my own shit
    though we oft put that mill stone around our own necks...

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    1. Cressida de Nova23 June 2013 at 05:30

      Jonathan Swift's famous poem " The Lady's Dressing Room"
      1732

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  3. Grace23 June 2013 at 06:47

    I like the mill stone in my neck imagery ~ We do make & carry them but we can also cast it off ~

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  4. brudberg23 June 2013 at 08:41

    Ah thank you ... for the response to Brian. Celia reference was unfortunately missed by me.. great use of idioms here.

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  5. ds23 June 2013 at 10:37

    I didn't know the Celia reference either (but it's in your title--dang). Will look it up. Clever stuff. Thank you.

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    1. Cressida de Nova23 June 2013 at 20:52

      The petticoats and gown perfume
      Which waft a stink round every room
      Thus finishing his grand survey
      Disgusted Stephron stole away
      Repeating in his amourous fits
      Oh! Celia, Celia, Celia shits

      Swift was a nasty mysogynist

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  6. Anonymous25 June 2013 at 17:14

    Love that it stands in such strong opposition to Celia. It's angry. And definitive. And unapologetic. I like that.

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