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Over at CNN they are publishing the poetry of the Arizona shooter. Here is the first poem, titled “Meat Head.”
Meat Head
Awaking on the first day of school
Pain of a morning hang over
Attending a weight lifting class for college credit
Attempting to exercise since freshman year of high school
Crawling out of bed and walking to the shower
Warm water hitting my back
EurekaThoughts of being promiscuous with a female again
Putting on a old medium red tee shirt, light brown cameo shorts, and black Adidas
For breakfast a glass of water, cold pepperoni pizza, and two Advil
Bringing my Nano Ipod with heavy metal music
Taking the local bus on a overcast morning
Waiting with crack heads after their nightly binge
Bus is cheap, two dollars for a ride anywhere in the city
Sitting in back against a hard plastic seat
Staring at stop lights, brand new cars, and graffiti
Coming to a slow halt in front of the school
Entering the gym as the glowing florescent lights are humming
Next to the treadmills, putting a green foam mat on the ground
Stretching for fifteen minutes, loosening the muscles in my legs, back and arms
Cleaning the mat with anti-bacterial spray and a paper towel
Jogging for ten minutes, my heart beating, beating, beating
Pain in my right side of the last minute of twenty
Looking around, the cute women are catching my eye
Probably waiting for their hot boyfriends wandering in the locker room
All the men are in shape with their new white tank shirts, basketball short, and Nike shoes
Confusing look on my face of no idea what to do
Deciding to copy other men’s routines of
Arm Curls, Leg presses, Rows, Squats, Military something’s, and Isolated whatever’s
65 minutes
Leaving the gym thinking
Waiting for the bus with alcoholics that are going to the bars early
Coming home for another shower
While grabbing the white towel, the eureka moment is lingering
Quick nap and lunch is on my mind
Setting the alarm one hour before getting ready for my next class
Getting into bedFalling asleep
When’s Muumuu House putting out the book?
Appropriately-titled, at least.
My emphasis.
I’ve heard women referred to this way in conversation and find it very odd, a kind of depersonalization. In fact, I’m surprised it did not show up in the exchange quoted by Lily Hoang in this post.
did he not also commit bacteriacide on the bus seat(s)??
Not a Eureka moment. Still waiting for that. According to my reading.
Only happens in shower perhaps.
Only happens in shower perhaps.
Where did he get his MFA?
Damn, I didn’t even know CNN published poety. I wrote some pretty crappy poems in college too, I think I’m gonna submit them. Their poetry editor doesn’t seem too discriminating, so long as you kill a bunch of people.
Publicity by CNN? I’m going to go shoot someone.
Apparently he went to “Aztec Middle College” or something. Man, I thought I was a fuck up for having to go to community college… apparently CC is actually better than something after all.
heh i am going to be flippant abt this
hi, you don’t know me and I don’t know you, and you probably don’t care what strangers think, and I know you’re sort of joking, but I wanted to tell you that you’re not a fuck up. not that I’m the boss of who is or isn’t a fuck up, but.
Make sure it’s an important white person. People are shot here in New Orleans a couple times a day and it never makes it on CNN.
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