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Conniptions

Shake Rattle n' Roll

By Gerard DiLeoPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
"This is how I roll."

I suffer my fits with aplomb,

Unapologetically, cataleptically numb.

Supinely copacetic,

I project the kinetic,

Giving up the depravity,

What Earthbound lemmings call gravity.

*

They fall in line;

But mainly they fall, in time

And follow Newton off the cliffs.

***

I condemn those pathetic

Fools fearing the frenetic

And convulsions outrageous

That make me courageous,

So I willingly drop flat

At the drop of a hat.

*

There's no resistance

When I cease with desistance

Ignoring skeptic epileptics.

***

Medical reasoning fails

All my posturing entails.

I connipt away annoyingly

To ruin parties destroyingly:

"He's no fun, he fell right over

And shook and twitched and produced an odor."

*

It's the ictally way I am;

Don't anatomically give a damn:

The best way to end relationships.

***

performance poetry

About the Creator

Gerard DiLeo

Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

Make me rich! https://www.amazon.com/Gerard-DiLeo/e/B00JE6LL2W/

My substrack at https://substack.com/@drdileo

[email protected]

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  • Novel Allen2 years ago

    Gerard you are a delight and a treat. That is a terrifying condition, some family members have it. So scary. Happy you can make light of it. Beautifully penned my dear sir.

  • Whoaaaa, that last stanza was dope! Brilliant poem!

  • Ashley Lima2 years ago

    Your vocabulary usage is out of this world. Superb work

  • Rob Angeli2 years ago

    Excellent performance to an irresistible rhythm. Pan strikes again.

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