Bootleg fear.
Plashy mook.
Technicolor Necronomicon!
Hellebore face slurring.
Dead summoning yap superstitious.
Charismatic beliefs mirage!
Houdini polonaise rerun.
Houdini telephone swelling.
The abramelin oval creased the 4th wall.
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Cool post !
Thank you Yassy.
Creative ways to experiment makes the reader feel how unknown you’ve reached.
I always get a 1984 feel when I read your work, Charlie. You’re an incredible writer – love the ‘timeless he’
Thank you Victoria.
Seems the feel of things, tension of the world, cryptic messages everywhere.
1984, has been happening and its predicting so much that Orwell himself is laughing from his grave.
So true- sad to say! Glad there are talented people such as yourself to show the truth
In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
~George Orwell
Those hemorrhoids are going to get pretty annoyed…and I bet they have caller ID too!
hahahaha!!! Excellent humorous description. hahahaha!!! I like your observation. 🙂
I’ve got to agree with Victoria Young on this one, Charlie. I really really dig this!
Thank you Tony.
I try to do what’s best to show the readers in cryptic of what’s happening around us and our privacy. Our government is like Houdini, magic is the best tool to keep us humans distracted at every turn.
I’m standing with Marissa. Those Killer hemorrhoids are pretty vengeful. Smile.
hahahaha!!! yes, indeed they are. I would assume Houdini himself found it uncomfortable in those days.
I telephoned the hemorrhoids of Robert Frost when I was young.
A cranky old woman answered the phone and informed me
that Robert didn’t take calls from strangers.
I picture you with your pockets stuffed with colorful leaves.
Going downtown and offering strangers a choice between a
dollar bill or a spectacular leaf.
By far one of the best comments.
The choice of dollar bill & spectacular leaf, the perfect metaphor and reference of ‘The Matrix’ movie.
Thus, strangers give strange gifts to those who want to know the truth.
“A smile obtuse
twisted
through superstitious peepers,
tempting me
to corrode
your ill song.”
My favorite part. ❤
So glad you enjoyed that whole line.
I had a particular vision of how this line was suppose to be written and imagined.
Wow! This is fantastic, by far my most favourite one from you, I don’t know how you do it, but you have a particular style of writing that’s unique and it’s awesome 👏
Thank you Sophia.
My brain is on overdrive.
The best thing about writing is one becoming the student of poetry. Poetry is the teacher who teaches the student, and the student becomes the poet.
Beautiful said 👌
🙂
The word choice complements this perfect poem
Thank you frazier.
Words have personalities, they can only be define to the reader as cryptic and revealing to what’s going on in our world.
True.
I love coming home from work and seeing a new post from you. 😛 Great poem! Houdini was all about escape. In fact, he used to bill himself as “the escape artist.” He’d travel all over Europe, America, the Far East, and he would perform these fantastic feats in which he would lock himself in a chest or something and somehow manage to break free within an inch of his life. He was a real daredevil, a true magician. Your use of his name, plus the allusions to religion and mythology, make me think about faith and how people often use it to “escape” or seek comfort in times of trouble and despair. With all the craziness going on in the world right now, the references make perfect sense. Excellent work, my friend. This is definitely one of my favorites. 🙂
Great observation.
Not only was Houdini the greatest escape artist of all time. But, our own governments can become the greatest con magicians of all time.
Religion factors a big rule in our society. Religion does have it’s place with good faith and yes, people finding the comfort level of hope. While others use religion as a tool to corrupt the weak and defenseless. It’s up to use humans to make ourselves aware and see the cruelty that takes place right in our face.
Glad you enjoyed this poem. 🙂
Charlie……. whatever color it is, my fave fear is death. On that I have hung up.
Death has some form of mystery, it touches many tears, many hearts, and above all, many moments of despair.
Glad you enjoyed this poem. 🙂
I adore this and all of your poems! ⭐
Ha! Those last lines. What a satirical piece you have, Charlie!
Thank you Maria.
It may be a satirical poem. Look closely enough and you’ll see it’s cryptic. Behind this poem presents itself a frightening world of what’s going on now and the people behind the curtains.
I agree. It’s not just a satire to Houdini but to this world. You have painted the picture perfectly through your words. There’s so much conformity and bigotry around.. sigh
That title!
I love how I felt I could follow and make sense out of a lot of what you posted. I still need to look up some words. I may be totally wrong – but are you talking about how people idol and follow religion and mysteries that can’t be explained.
Please tell me if I am not anywhere close.
Always a pleasure to read your work, my friend 🙂
To answer your question.
Yes. Also, Houdini being the greatest artist of all time. He inspires so much.
All governments use Houdini’s method to distract us from what’s happening right now. Religion becoming a commercial product, hence viewers listen to the preachers. Outside danger lurks. Magic, being the governments tool as to present the masses the fun filled emptiness & numbness of consumerism.
Metaphorically speaking of course.
You understood this poem a lot. 🙂
So happy you see through my cryptic message. 🙂
💪💪👊👊👊👊 you are one smart cookie 😁😁😁
Ha guess what me and my husband are reading tonight 😁😁😁😁
🙂 🙂
This robot dreams inside a plastic soul 😍😍 by you. My husband really likes your work. He gets it more than I do. He asked me to ask you if you are inspired by cyber punk/ sci fi
Tell your husband yes, tremendously influence by a lot of cyber punk/sci.
William Gibson is a hero. Arthur C Clarke, Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson, & Thomas Pynchon.
I’m so happy and glad you both read it. I have a big smile on my face.
Be sure you give a big hug to your husband for me. 🙂 Bless you both. 🙂
He digs it. He helped me understand a few references like Worley. Thought that would make you smile. be happy!
Indeed. 🙂 Cyberpunk genre is the best thing ever. 🙂
Also, want you and your husband to watch this 3 minute clip. I also got influence by the cut up technique.
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Again so thankful you explained more back in comments here Charlie… 🙂 you are also a great escape artist, in that sometimes your meanings escape me.. In the nicest possible of ways… You get my grey matter ticking until it hurts.. 🙂 LOL…. Not a bad thing at my age.. 🙂