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Absurd

The "real world" makes no sense at all.

By Caitlyn WenzelPublished 5 months ago 1 min read

Eyeless authority,

spewing lies of grand design.

Refusing resignation…

promoting crystalline

connections,

And high power perfection.

Neglecting the way bees

disco a sick code

and groove about their day.

How they don't know

a quick road

to slowing down decay.

Because snakes climb trees

without arms or legs.

And lately I’m inclined

to resign my dismay.

Unneeded for reality

when the beauty lies in blank slates.

Get wildly out the box,

eat those packing peanuts,

and never let them tape you down.

Because the world isn’t perfect,

or practical,

or precise.

It’s a twisted hoard

of unplucked chords,

and feathered fish,

and scaled birds...

"how absurd!"

bark the bemused brainiacs.

See we get sick off candy,

and broccoli,

and chlorine.

We enjoy dancing

and breaking the rules.

We live life unapologetically,

in a reality where no one really cares,

and nothing even matters.

But we bask in absurdity

and hope for the best.

Because in the end

we’re just tiny specks

with big, big heads.

Free Verseperformance poetrysocial commentaryStream of Consciousnesssurreal poetry

About the Creator

Caitlyn Wenzel

I don't live to write, I write to live.

Poetry is what I need in order to feel human again, and again.

Let me transform the unspeakable.

I hope my words can reach you.

- Caitlyn

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran5 months ago

    Scaled birds and feathered fish, I especially loved that. And you're so right, we're definitely tiny specks with big heads hahaha. Loved your poem!

  • Janalam5 months ago

    Please sport me

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