A Redneck Intellect

A Redneck Intellect

Written by: T. L. O’Neal

 

Met someone the other day

That thought she was cool

Funny being that…

She hardly made it out of school

 

She was quoting this and that

From forwards to back

The whole damn time

Showing her plumber’s crack

 

She spoke of the philosophy of Plato

And Willie Nelson alike

Talked of great things she could do

Even dogs she could psyche

 

She thinks she’s better at writing

Than Shakespeare or Poe

To hear her talk about it

She’s even better than Marlowe

 

Learned it all at the school

Of hard-a*s knocks

While sitting on a stump

Picking at her socks

 

Writing on such deep subjects

As puppies and kittens

While planting pot

In the corner of her kitchen

 

Living in a psychedelic dreamland

From all the drugs once used

While dwelling in a private little world

In a place in her head unused 

 

She said I looked like Jesus

In her delusional haze

It must be really tough

Living in a perpetual daze

 

Now I’ve been in the nut-ward

More than several times over

But she needs it more than I

Her and that old dog Rover

 

How can I debate

Such a literary mind

I don’t have the skills

Or a plumber’s crack behind

 

I couldn’t help but laugh

At all of her ditties

Being that she was burnout

Sometime in the sixties

 

Such a brilliant mind

Should never be a waste

It still fills up the head

If even misplaced

 

You just can’t stop someone like that

Don’t even try to object

When you’re talking with

A redneck intellect

 

Reviews

[Hawksmoor]

LOL. Cool.



She was quoting this and that
From forwards to back
The whole damn time
Showing her plumber�s crack


THis stanza mad eme start over. By the time I got to this point, it was flowing like a river, and I hadda experience that again. I read this twice before I wrote this, and I gotta say, I think I'm gonna end up reading it again. Laughter is needed in the world a lot more than people think. Good looking out on this.

Hawksmoor...From The Bleed.

[Roger F Aucoin]

Yep. Don't confuse me with the facts 'cause my mind's made up. I know a few of those and they're neither rednecks or dopeheads. Good write. Thanks.

[Memnoch]

Now that was funny T!! Loved the line "How can I debate
Such a literary mind
I don�t have the skills
Or a plumber�s crack behind."
Made me almost spit tea out my nose.
Thanks for sharring.
kelley Frost

[Cove Mitchell]

lol really enjoyed it T.

Such a brilliant mind
Should never be a waste
It still fills up the head
If even misplaced

Loved that part :). Knew a few people like this when working in TX lol. Those kind of people just love to hear them selves talk even if what they're saying makes no sense at all haha..*shakes his head*

[Valerie Jones]

T, your wit and humor shine in this piece. Within the tidbits and intricacies of the dialect, you managed to create some powerful cross-references that show thought put into your words.

"She spoke of the philosophy of Plato
And Willie Nelson alike
Talked of great things she could do
Even dogs she could psyche

She thinks she�s better at writing
Than Shakespeare or Poe
To hear her talk about it
She�s even better than Marlowe"

Those stanzas are my favorite, since they create such great points. Not to mention how fun the rhythm of the piece is. Oh, and I couldn't stop laughing at the image of the "plumber's crack" lol. Well done my friend.

[Mark A. Mihalko]

Perfect... You hit the nail on the head!!!

[Coco Haynie]

I have met people like that and they just get on my nerves soooo bad. Thank you thank you thank you for writing this.

[Kira Love]

LMAO!! This is awesome, and so true! I know, I live with a few rednecks!! :-O The writing is awesome too! I love the rhythm, almost like a quick little ditty. Light-hearted... just perfect!

[R. MonaLeza]

Plenty of rednecks down my way. This put a smile on my face, I see them all day long. I'll be back to read this again and again!

[Elara Keime]

Heh heh, pretty funny. Sounds like an old hippie rather than a red neck to me, but what ever.

And that bit about you looking like Jesus? Pfffft. I had a German teacher my freshman year who was from the mountains of Austria. Now [i]HE[/i] looked like Jesus when he'd put his hair down. I have to admit, to a degree you do, but I never would have thought of that untill she said it.

[Kchung]

Darn those rednecks and their pot. A fun, funny piece.