By Jessy Randall
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Poem Written by the Polar Bears in Kenneth Koch’s Class
October 24, 2011 by misener
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(A twin bipolar bear dyes his hair in beauty class)
counting our last dime
crystallized out larger denominations
cents organized like dollars
capitalism ordered like democracy
citizens organized like demonstrators
cruelty ordered like diet-soda
cities organized like demographics
crying out loud disappointment
changes our lousy divisions
calculations obviously lack denouement
I knew it! I knew it would be cold. But ARE they cold? Just wondering, not a criticism. Here’s a poem about a tbear with more than one pref,and/ or highs and lows – predictable, eh?
Bi-polar.
No offense intended to bears or people or insects or anything. Seriously, I am a nice person.