are you my Gozer (if Gozer is the very essence)
is Gozer a metaphor for evil?
am I your Grover (and Grover the very presence)
is Grover a metaphor for good?
are we Goonies (looking for 'treasure')
or are we just
lost
you could be Gozer (the essence)
I could be Grover (the presence)
we could be Goonies (the treasure)
or we could just
live
crossed beams
crossed purposes
cross fade
fade away
enter stage left
exit stage right
is life a play
or a play on life
if I am Gozer (the presence and essence)
you are Grover (the essence or presence?)
who are Goonies? (life the treasure?)
I prefer we live
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Comments (18)
Well, it’s time to rewatch The Goonies. Loved the references and the meanings in this one!
Paul!!! The movie references in this were 👌!!!! (chef's kiss) Congrats on honourable mention this week!!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
You offer many choices to us to see how we live our lives. I believe we all have an essence about ourselves but we have to figure a way to show that essence.
Those are interesting choices, as only you could express them, Paul. Good job, and yes, very thought-provoking poetry.
Life is a mystery box. Surprise of both good and bad and wtf
All I can say is, life is a casino and we're all gamblers, gambling voluntarily or against our will. Lol. Loved your poem!
I don't know. I think I got lost somewhere around the third stanza, lol. But I second what Cathy has said.
I'm just gonna be a gopher, dig a hole to crawl in, and say fuck it all.
I love your poem. Goonies, I’ll search for treasure with you! Hopefully we won’t get lost.
You had me at Goonies - that's literally my FAVORITE-IST film ever! Really enjoyed this and all the play on words. FAB!
This is funny, a little creative too... - great job
lol, now I have Lauper playing in my head
Ooooo. Enjoyed this! Especially so.because I love Ghostbusters and The Goonies. Who knew their themes could be this profound!
Oh this is fabulous, really enjoyed this one Paul. -r
I love the goonies and just watched a few months back. I had to look up Gozer even though I’ve seen ghostbusters. If life’s a play, it sure is a shit show! Good to see you are keeping on.
Remarkable I love this. It’s different yet makes sense 🏆⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pop culture icons arranged in your own, mad cathedral. Most impressive, my liege!