when the face of kurt cobain appeared in the thanksgiving centerpiece

the only thing better than being fairly compensated

is being overly compensated.

Like, 'thank you for mowing my lawn sonny,

here's 2,000 dollars.

spend it on blow and pay per view porn,

take a month off work and write your novel,

buy yourself something nice

because you're the voice of your generation

and you deserve it."

 

and you do, deserve it that is,

for surviving that coat hanger attack at a tender age,

for never being properly misunderstood,

for being left out of grunge because flannel made you itch,

for being the solitary flower

in the thanksgiving centerpiece,

a lonely, orange, late blooming flower

surrounded by pine cones and rustic grasses

and fallen leaves

shellacked to ensure their continued brilliance.

Reviews

[Christen Rose]

Wow. Kurt Cobain and I share a birthday. Very good poem. Your talent shines through this piece.

[DavidRyan]

Beautiful, man. Loved every second of this. Thank you.

[ButcherPete]

Great poem, very witty.

The lines
"for never being properly misunderstood,
for being left out of grunge because flannel made you itch"

really made me laugh. Bravo!