8 minutes

I thawed out my brain today
Honestly it's hard to say
If 8 minutes in the microwave
It's overcooked or underdone
Shouldn't have frozen it at that rave
But at the time I was quite spun

Everything tastes Paisley now
But I still know how to cow
And the fremple spends my zipples
All without much trouble
So I don't expect more ripples
With or without bubbles

There may come some day
Wait... What would I say?
Perhaps I was mistaken
The guy in the van seem trustworthy
I paid him with cake and
F**k, I can't rhyme with"trustworthy"

8 more minutes should do it

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is funny & imaginative & clever! You KNOW that middle verse sings to my specific brand of insanity! I love made up words & word sounds that make reading fun. "8 minutes" is such a weird perverse amount of time to pick, since I don't think anyone would question that some badass rubber mallet would emerge after 8 minutes in the microwave. But then to bring this concept back around in a different context, like maybe if you had 8 more minutes you could make this poem rhyme -- that's hilarious & humble & so personable as a poet appealing to the reader's basic compassion (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[T.S. Ulmus]

Once again your review has made my day. Much love.

[Samuel Dickens]

I think this one would make the kiddies laugh. (One word might need to be censored first) If you don't mind my saying it, silliness is always on my menu. While on liberty in Greece once, I drank something that made me wake up the next day feeling just like this.

[Delmar Cooper]

If "fremple" and "zipple" are to be Baptized into the Book of Common Usage could not "lustthirsty" or something of similar savor be pressed into service? Personally, I like the present ending. It is so participatory.

[AJNJ]

There's little inspiration these days to begin with and the brain happily goes into a freeze. I really like the way this poem meanders through random kind of thoughts, making a point about the lack of sufficient bubbles and ripples.

Would 'earthy' work? 🤔 Not sure at all....

[Chris Shaw]

I like the utter randomness of this poem. Sort of like being in half sleep. Enjoyed the humour and I started pondering on why I don't use my microwave. I am fond of rhyme, have used it for years, but can't help with trustworthy.:)

Chris

[Ana Papaya]

Love the humour in this. :)
Can't think of a rhyme either...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my god...our microwave lives...instant gratification...
what happened to the wonder of the journey?
where did that disappear to? Everything tastes paisley...I used to have paisley shirts back in the sixties.

but never munched on them...and now you have me working on finding a word to rhyme with trustworthy...
like trying to find one to rhyme with purple, or orange....
j.