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An Ode to Collecting the Singles (2)
Jaws jingle,jangle
Stories minds and hearts tangle
What's your Angle?
I hope in ends in a Bangle
So of us will pontificate
While others seek to dessecrate
Instead if try to communicate
Too late my patience will not abate
A deceptive photo or lack of
Has me in a state
As we look for fame
For the rules of the game we play
And yet we stay
Until we mingle
We are STILL Single
Taken from "Mancovered's New Book of Poems & Prose"
My style is inspired by Gérard Manley Hopkins and his use of " sprung rhythm"
The comedic element is inspired by Spike Milligan, the words came to me in about 2 minutes while watching Netflix