Pan's Cabin

Another poem in my "creative formatting style". This one talks a lot about itself.

Gygax brings his Geiger counter -- evolving Gliscor 
But autocorrect says "Scoreline"
Meanwhile, Google knows exactly what I want.

刘�"波 is Empty Chair.

Control the masses, fly orange skinned kites

Can't unbreak glasses, stones unthrown trade no bites

Artificial Intelligence knows all names

And creates augmented reality games.

So many rhyming couplets

I shall at least refrain

From using nothing but quatrain.

For/get/ forms/, read/ ev/er/y/ syll/able/ stressed/.

Read every with three syllables, just in that line.

Enjamb

ment.

Poetry and poets are often self-referential

Is it a calculated risk to boast

In a world where Bolsheviks round up versers

And liberty-for-all types are birthers.

Freedom-fighter, terrorist or thought provoker?

Anti-establishment, anarchy or moron?

That sounds like Adam Kokesh or Milo Yiannopoulos 

A bitter, trite, stomach ulcer,

Eyes in hand, still can't topple two in the bush.

Reviews

[Kristina Moulaison]

This is a fun one! Love the experimental style, the title and all the references wound together, like a riddle you feel accomplished for following. I read this as a commentary on social media/ "news" and its steering of thoughts and ideas. I read, among other things, the idea that once a story is out there, whether true or not, it cannot be unsaid and has far reaching effects...that Google steers our search results and creates a "truth" bubble...that free thinking could become dangerous in a "post truth" climate. Very cool!

[JT Godin]

With fake news being as much of a hot-topic as it is right now, I've actually been thinking a bit backwards, about how fake news might have affected the past. This may not be a popular opinion, for some of the non atheist persuasion -- I've concluded that fake news can at times last for thousands of years, as is the case with the New Testament, or the Koran.... And it can have far reaching effects, as can easily be demonstrated by the use of propaganda.

[Kristina Moulaison]

Agreed! Unbelievable how we are still having the same conversations/debates that should have died hundreds of years ago - or thousands, as you say. Every day presents new amazement that we are still in this place.

[Steven]

do you prefer open interpitation? as it is i enjoyed it. reading it i felt impressioned to act on passion i hope that makes sense. sometimes when i read the emmotion jumps out idunno...i liked is all im trying to say

[JT Godin]

I do prefer open interpretation. It means something to me, but it can mean anything to anyone.

[Meraki]

Aha! I actually understood this one more than the last. I thought of each stanza as it's own poem rather than try to connect them. I must say I'm impressed. It's like an obstacle course. It's fun, freeing, you start out wondering what you're doing and then you end up laughing and gasping for breath but eagerly, impatiently awaiting the next one. My excitement is increasingly difficult to contain.

[JT Godin]

Very good catch! I think this one is a bit easier than the last. Perhaps more engaging and direct? It's nice to see how people are reacting to it.