Poem (annotated).

substitute Uncategorized September 5, 2004 1 Minute

My herring¹ burns at both ends
It will not last the night
But oh my friends
But oh my friends
It is a fucking FISH on FIRE!²

¹Originally was “barracuda”, changed to fit meter to “snapper”, finally settled on “herring”.

²Second revision added capital letters.

This poem was written in September, 2004 and was apparently inspired by an internet chat about the uses of fish oil for illumination.

Published by substitute

Published September 5, 2004

kennfusion says:

September 5, 2004 at 5:03 am

*claps*

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cordiloquy says:

September 5, 2004 at 5:36 am

that’s beautiful, man.

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halfjack says:

September 5, 2004 at 9:23 am

Bongo accompaniment.

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1. nosrialleon says:
  
  September 5, 2004 at 10:15 am
  
  and snaps… snaps… snaps
  
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nickjb says:

September 5, 2004 at 6:12 pm

I was going to criticize your poem, but that would just be carping on my part

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