Too Flashy

 

Z apfino’s heart is broken
helvetica is why
helv turned zap down
made poor zap cry

zap liked helv a lot
took a shot
tested fate
asked for a date
helv declined

“no way
you’re too much flashy hype
sorry zap
you’re not my type”

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rob kistner © 2022

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~ videos have nothing to do with this poem — just thought they were fascinating ~

30 thoughts on “Too Flashy”

  1. Not only do I love the adorable poem, but I also like the neon and purple splashes you’ve added to visually accent the piece.

  2. I never liked Helvetica either, thanks for joining in.
    Oh yes, I like Large type. I’ve blogged about that type typewriter.
    ..

  3. Let’s hear it for fun, for chuckles and guffaws, for smiles and shining eyes. At least Zap went for it, gulped down his fear and stood up to the rejection. IVIG has kept me on my feet for decades. I actually look forward to it. Like McCain said of being a POW, “You learn to love the rope.”

    1. Glad I could bring a bit’a fun Glenn. Yes we do my friend. For me it’s needles in the belly 5-6 times a day — but it eventually just becomes the rituals of living, of staying alive. I guess the “rope” is just something we can hold on to brother, and we all need to hold on — until we don’t.

  4. Ha….superbly done…I didn’t catch on straight away, then the curtain parted…a semiotic poem…very clever..

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