A Most Wistful Ode to the Trashcan Man (1401 hits)
Category: Quotes & Stories -> PoetryRating: 1.61 on 28 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Rad (View user info) at 2005-08-27 08:40:02 EDT
Oh! Trashcan Man, where art
thou setting fire to our town?
Donnie it was not our fault the
Sheriff told your pa to halt and
when the gun blew in his face
the streets were cleansed of his disgrace.
God bless your brothers,
sister facing monsters in the night;
the flashing muzzle of the gun
ignites the room and snuffs their light.
Mother with her damaged cub into
the darkness run.
Oh! Father! Killer of your Father!
Can't help but be correct. O'er the
river send Donnie while the old
lady's check burns.
Yellowing sleep-covers from your sub
conscious desire; put out what smolders
within by releasing your nocturnal extinguisher.
finally your killerfather sent to put
wheels on miscarriages while your despair
and dignity are lost to the benevolent tragedy
of your sickness and therapy. Mother had it
no other way.
one
two
three
Out washing headlights, rockerpanels
hot wax the buicks with brilliant chrome,
forgetting things, forgetting things
Donnie, you are a man in the world now.
Cannot keep the flames extinguished in your soul.
Petrol and pews, hymnals and bibles in stacks
an offering to a god that doesn't love you,
cementing your exile from the holy kingdom
Up the river this time, over was for
kids and mental patients. Things
were different now, things were good.
Love and structure taming that unholy
beast. "I love you Don"; you didn't mind.
Then everyone was gone.
You came home.
With no other in your sad life, you
went to finish your dream; that dream
you had since soaping up wheels for dimes.
A ripened America: dry and barren.
After, with your burnt twisted body you
fall to your knees in exaltation and wipe a
patch of skin from above your eye. Eye.
The dark all-seeing eye, in a crow flying
nearby with a moment of clarity the world
falls into place, perhaps, nay, definite realization
when your life has sudden meaning. Kneeling agape
before your altar of fire you proclaim to the dark
man.
my life for you.
User Reviews
Submitted by ILL34GL3 (user info) at 2008-03-16 16:03:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
poop
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2008-02-18 16:35:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The book of The Stand kicked ass, but the 4 parter show they made was disappointing.
This was pretty good.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-01-04 16:12:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
What?? He made it personal, Yozz. I was just being my normal, friendly self, saying how cute his baby and missus was and BAM he shits all over me. A thoroughly unpleasant character.
I am not a douchbag. And don't give me no UberElite bullshit.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-01-04 15:58:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Douchebag
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-01-04 14:53:27 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-03-25 09:35:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"We all float down here, Georgie."
Er....ah... wrong book... :)
Submitted by iradney (user info) at 2005-08-31 08:52:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
btw, i happen to LIKE spinach - i'm a vegetarian!
Submitted by iradney (user info) at 2005-08-31 08:33:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
i can kinda see willie nelson and bb king doing a duet on this one...hmmmm
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2005-08-28 20:23:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Huh?
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-08-28 05:56:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
In the immortal words of Manwell: Que?
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2005-08-28 02:53:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
a nice new pity shiny +2
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2005-08-28 02:52:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
this here is a pity +2
Submitted by A-Daamage (user info) at 2005-08-28 00:44:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Cibola! bump-de-bump-de-bump....
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-08-27 21:53:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'm glad some people enjoyed this.
Submitted by The_Bloke (user info) at 2005-08-27 17:57:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Hector_Ramirez (user info) at 2005-08-27 16:45:02 (#)
Ranking: -1
This wasn't very good.
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Excelent post.
Ignore nail boy he's got hangups
Submitted by Hector_Ramirez (user info) at 2005-08-27 16:45:02 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
This wasn't very good.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-08-27 16:31:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Rad you continue to suprise and amaze me. Am speechless. I read that aloud to The Bloke. We listened.
That's all I can say.
Submitted by morontian (user info) at 2005-08-27 14:24:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Don't go burning anymore welfare checks.
Submitted by Yes (user info) at 2005-08-27 14:03:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
haha, that book rocks.
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-08-27 12:49:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
comprehensive
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-08-27 12:48:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
asshole insurance
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-08-27 09:59:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
happy crappy, dick.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2005-08-27 09:40:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Barnymeinhoff (user info) at 2005-08-27 09:04:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
happy clappy
Submitted by Ducky (user info) at 2005-08-27 08:59:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Someone needs to buy that man a new face.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-08-27 08:45:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
charming.
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2005-08-27 08:43:42 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
crackhead
Submitted by Circe (user info) at 2005-08-27 08:42:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Oh, nifty!