Photo By Cristina Ebel
Did the smart set smite Ogden Nash?
This verse is light and stale. Confused, some stop
here (as if I won’t compose again after
scrunched faces of derision).
This verse is white and male. Judging, some stop
here (as if I were easily a handsome
Cyrano or a decisive Hamlet).
Like an angry child, I press hard
pen to page and simply satirize,
not knowing if I’ll speak to them
or have another heart-to-heart with
myself.
Said Oggie to me in a moment I laughed alone: give ‘em the finger.
This verse is light and stale. Confused, some stop
here (as if I won’t compose again after
scrunched faces of derision).
This verse is white and male. Judging, some stop
here (as if I were easily a handsome
Cyrano or a decisive Hamlet).
Like an angry child, I press hard
pen to page and simply satirize,
not knowing if I’ll speak to them
or have another heart-to-heart with
myself.
Said Oggie to me in a moment I laughed alone: give ‘em the finger.
| A Humorist’s Apology By Ry Kincaid |
Ry Kincaid is a writer from Kansas City, Missouri. His humor collection, Sexycash, was
published in 2002. His historical baseball play, The Rajah of Saint Louis, premiered last year.
published in 2002. His historical baseball play, The Rajah of Saint Louis, premiered last year.
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