Was it a pair?
Or a set?
Cause a pair, that implies two
But a set? A set!?! We might have a lot!
Think about the whole boxed
set of your favorite sports cards.
Collect one or collect them all!
Why are you shaking your head?
Yes, I did just call them sports cards.
What do you mean that's so weirdly generic?
I can't believe you would say
something like that to me.
You're ridiculous.
You're saying this as someone
who can't even tell me
how many eyes
they want to see.
So, now, when you said pair,
are you talking pairs or pears?
You know, like the fruit?
The pear that grows on a tree?
What is wrong with you?
Why are you looking like that at me?
Man, I think maybe you really do need a set of eyes.
How many eyes you want?
Do you need bifocals?
Are bifocals a pair or a set?
See man, this is what I'm saying,
You're not ready yet.
Come back next week.
I'd say see you later,
but I don't want to complicate
things that are already really weird.
I forgot.
I wanted to ask you your thoughts,
I wanted to ask you your thoughts,
cause you're the one who would know
i wanted to ask you
and then i forgot.
I want to talk to you for
at least an hour or two
but we can't
and i'm okay with that i suppose
but what about all the things
I forgot?
What about really wanting,
maybe more like needing,
to ask your thoughts?
I Want to Mail You a Guitar
I want to mail you a guitar
and make you write me a song
Of course, you could leave ––
you could come to me instead ––
But where would that be?
Cause it can't be here,
it can't be here.
Playing Checkers
You told me,
You told me,
last week,
you were
playing
checkers.
But then what happened?
You never told me,
this week,
are you still
playing
checkers?
Exercise: Write as Fast as You Can
Let’s have a race. Write as much as you can as fast as you can. Set a timer. Can you fill a page in less than ten minutes? How about five?
Write fast.
In order to truly excel while writing bad poetry, it is critical that you write as fast as you possibly can. The faster you write, the better.
Writing fast tricks your brain into not thinking while you write.
If my brain ever paused for a moment to notice what I was actually typing at the speed of light, I may actually realize the things I write are either very inappropriate or don’t make sense.
Poetry is meant to bring out the inappropriate things we don’t want to talk about, and it certainly should not make sense.
So if there is any rule in writing poetry, it is this: Write fast. Write like a madman. Don’t read what you are writing while writing.
Write it all down and write it all fast as you can.
To Anyone Who Dares to Look
to anyone
who dares to look –
you are
one of those
rare and
good people
of the world,
who
willingly consent
to be tortured
with mundane words
so terribly arranged
on paper
Because I Love You
That was because I love you. Just think what you would get if I didn’t.
What it Means to Be a Scavenger
here’s some things we forgot to think about:
making money
on the road
they could bet money
yes
one of them could be amazing at cards
and that’s how they meet the card guys
aha. and that gives them enough money to continue on their journey
they should also be open to finding money
lost money everywhere. just have to find it.
if you found a wallet money in it, what would you do?
try to give it back to whoever owns it
now, what if you just found the money,
with no ability to trace who had it last
it would be yours
well, then let’s try looking for some
where to look?
parking lots of course
coin returns in vending machines
it’s not worth the time, but if you have
no money and nowhere you need to be
why not?
what if we just find free stuff, or people give it away
then you can try selling it and making money on it
not a bad idea
sing a song for some money
draw pictures for money
dance for money
recite poetry
this is being a scavenger
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