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.

[Krystal Waters]

LOL!!!! I just had to say it!!! You have humor... and I could just imagine you and me sitting by each other as you explain this bizzare behavior! LMAO!!!! And you never once smiling! LOLOL
BEcause it bugged the total s**t out of you!!!!! LOLOL

Krystal *HUGS*

[A. Highly. Addictive. S..]

This one was just great. You had me cracking up at times and at other times you had me agreeing with a serious yet sad thoughts. You have to love the beauty of humor; how it can be used in such a great way to get a worthwhile point across. Loved it man! Keep bringing them on.

[Clary Lopez]

Humorous and down to earth and, did I say funny? You did a good job! I'm going to read it again.

[John(agudwun)]

You have pulled off a miracle! You had me laughing out loud.
Funny! Then you continue not just to amuse , but to expose a
redneck philosopher. Good work.
This is a genuine contribution to literature, it strikes to the core
of a culture.
I start to read something I think is a joke and wind up with a new
appreciation for the talents of this author.
Excellent poem, the next number one country song on the charts.
My rating: FIVE STARS and FAVORITE

[Kevin Connolly]

Very good, Terry. This redneck sounds like a really interesting lady - apart from the pot and her plumber's crack. Better than Shakespeare and Poe? I must get some of those drugs.
Great stuff.

[Natase J. Hopkins]

very humorous and simple. I like it, especially the title.

[Siobhan MacIntyre]

Oh my...have you been talking to my disowned relatives again, Terry?! LOL

This is great. I've talked to people like this...in fact, my brother-in-law is this type of guy! This was like a glimpse into conversations with him.

This totally craked me up:
The whole damn time
Showing her plumber�s crack
Did I ever mention my husband is a journeyman plumber?! LOL

[Kara Emily Krantz]

this is humorous... and yet there are certain moments of profundity that make you go "huh...."

"While planting pot
In the corner of her kitchen "

ha

nice job with this.

[Ashly Christen]

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 - love it

It must be really tough
Living in a perpetual daze - love it


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

love it :)

[J L Franklin]

What a loving way to address the colorfull mind of a southern. I want to speak in more in pictures.