Landom¹ and Tom
Sitting in a Tree,
Drinking,
Drinking,
Till they fall out.
Death.
Commentary:
This represents the first guest submission for Landon Acknowledge Me poetry week (month), coming from a 4’10”, sassy, ambiguously Asian woman known by the alias “Pocket Ninja”.
Original submission was in all caps, representing either 1) A broken keyboard 2) An accidental press of the ‘Caps Lock’ button or 3) A persistent subconscious need to be heard, manifesting itself in aggressive typing and speech mannerisms.
It was reformatted to reduce the likelihood of blog-related seizures,
Footnotes:
1.) Notice the deviation on the spelling of “Landon”. As mentioned in the previous entry, analysts disagree on the original spelling of the name, with alternatives representing unique interpretations by various cultures and groups. Given the nature of the original author, I’m inclined to believe that this deviation was primarily due to the proximity of the ‘M’ to the ‘N’ on a standard keyboard, combined with a general disregard for spell check.
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