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Contests : Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest : Past Winners : 2011 : Catherine Affleck
THE LOYALTY OF THE SOCK QUESTIONED
Admit I once mistook they ties to be
Both loyal to me and thy partnered one,
But now, besot with grief, my blind eyes see
how cold a comfort cotton rows do run.
How dare thee sep'rate from my feet? Cry I,
Whilst changing out of trousers for the night.
Have thee no heart, no shame, no will to try
To fasten to one with a chilly plight?
Nomad are you who choose wander loose;
Not abiding laws set down in stone.
For oft thou disappear in dryers' use,
Sent far to great dimensions yet unknown.
In time I and your e'er abandoned twin,
Will grieve and note the subterfuge within.
This poem was a finalist in the 2011 Wergle Flomp humor poetry contest sponsored by Winning Writers.
About Catherine Affleck
Catherine has no credentials. She also thinks that in order to become a poet she must don all black, pick up smoking, and leer down suspiciously at strangers on the street through the window shades of her dimly lit apartment, the fridge of which contains nothing but film, wine and a half-eaten piece of cake, while music plays in the background that is equal parts angsty and sophisticated. Apparently she thinks that to become a poet, she must become stereotypically French. Let's all hope this never happens. When she is not pondering about how to become a poet, Catherine dabbles in the nonsensical and is a great appreciator, nay, connoisseur of the ever dreaded "awkward situation".
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