Paradox Point

       Art of the Punwise           A yessong parody mondegreen     Grub crumbles through, and you swallow Lose, win, onto the art of the punwise Shark… Pistons… Cow handle in Wichita all around me Frost gonna rave, the laughter Gleam on, onto the art of the punwise Shark – Pistons – Cow handle in Winnebago surround me Lusty and shitty   Frost in the rice as you stir and fry Count von Count, no account, ah-ah, ah, ah Grub crumbles through the laughter Gleam on, onto the art of the punwise Frost gonna rave, butter gleaming Gleam on, onto the art of the punwise Shark! Pistons! Cow handle in Wichita all around me Shark! Pistons! Cow handle in Winnebago surround me I feel lusty and shitty  

Embedded and Afflicted – by Virus – and by Poem – with aching Frame – and lightning Verse – I rest – Besieged – at Home –   Contracted I – a Habit – an incandescent Itch  – Cannot – control – Compulsion – to Reread – that wacky Witch –   Exquisite twisty Agony – Bedazed – by double Drugs – of halting – Gait – and slanted Rime – ‘tis Feature – or a Bug –   Obsessive Iteration – of Ecstasy – to quell – Her perfect – Imperfection – what Bray – to stay the Spell –   then Nose – and Head – taste Clarity – the viral Code – is Cracked – O Leucocytes – to arms – Attack – O Satire – give me Slack –   From Virus – and from Poetry – Critique may grant thee Peace – O Yellow Rose of Texas – by thy Parody – release  –                

  Honest Politicians   A Discreditorial for the National Liar, April 1, 1994   Patriotic traitors Conservative destroyers Liberal enslavers Socialist profiteers Free-market monopolists Austerity spendthrifts Philanthropy tightwads Progressive bigots Feminist sexists Gay homophobes Macho wimps Liberated prudes Celibate lechers Prohibition addicts Legalization crooks Pro-life killers Pro-choice regulators Anarchist tyrants Rebel fascists Law-and-order rioters Jingo cowards Pacifist assassins Skeptical dupes Pious sinners Holy warriors

The Long Introduction   Well, I have sort of a poem here; it’s called “The Long Introduction” but I’d like to explain it a bit first and apologize in advance to everybody here for this miserable poem’s obvious faults ‘cause you see, I’m no good at reading to crowds or reading to myself, either or reading, period let alone writing, let alone writing poetry let alone writing poetry for literate, sophisticated, brilliant almost godlike people like you who are surely offended by my harsh voice my ludicrous apparel and my obvious lack of preparation; and you know this poem will make you suffer because I suffered so much to write it; my computer crashed, and so did my brain; my typewriter jammed, and so did my thoughts; my pencil snapped, and so did my mind; so perhaps I’d better stammer awhile about when and where and who and what and how and why I decided to write this awful poem; but now I hear you shifting in your chairs; you are co...

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