With a nod to Jonah Winter
Now we’re all “friends,” there is no love but Like,
A semi-demi goddess, something like
A reality-TV star look-alike,
Named Simile or Me Two. So we like
In order to be liked. It isn’t like
There’s Love or Hate now. Even plain “dislike”...
And here are some more Stallings poems I shared back in October 2010.
And here's today's Poetry Friday roundup, where you can find out what poems have to do with Doritos.
6 comments:
Hi Ruth! Wow, I'm afraid to say I 'like' the poem. Since you may remember I shared a sestina last week, I am 'enamored' of this one, and do often wonder when I'm on Facebook whether to 'like' something or what that actually means. Do they 'like' my post because it's me, and they only 'like' the name, and not the thing, or ? Very interesting, that we need to keep all the old politenesses, & then figure out even more rules for being nice. Thanks for this!
A sestina that uses just one word -- amazing! The voice reminds me of Taylor Mali. I'm going to re-read this one -- thanks!
Hi, Ruth. Thank you for sharing this poem. It's a powerful send up of Facebook and slang in general. I can remember talking with friends about the peppering of "like" in our talk all the way back in high school, nearly 30 years ago.
So clever and unexpected when Stallings slips "lichen" into the envoi!
Very clever indeed. It sure puts "click like" into context.
Glad to find that someone shares my aversion to the "click like" button. Stallings is pretty darn clever. And then to wrap it in a sestina besides! Wow!
Wow! That is an impressive sestina. Like Linda, I wonder if I dare say I like it!
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