a basic story

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purity structures

purity structures can not hold
they will tear us apart
in a relentess search
for what was once gold

puritanical beliefs
will tear us apart
leave us holding
a bloody child's heart


i wrote it while doing dishes

Shakespalin

Backstory: Sara Palin "coined" a new word two days ago on Twitter, refudiate. She pulled the tweet down quickly but it was too late. She later tweeted horrendously comparing herself to Shakespeare. I'm not sure it's possible for me to adequately describe how angry that makes me.

I'm not the biggest fan of Shakespeare ever, though I do have a better appreciation for his words after performing them onstage, but that's just dumb. Comparing yourself to one of the best writers ever who has had an incalculable impact on our culture is a sentence that makes me stop listening to you.

But it's not all bad! Twitter came to the rescue of course with the #shakespalin tag and promptly gave a Palin spin to the Bard's words. Hilarity ensues and follows.

 

(edited to not make me sound like an idiot, though that may be impossible at this point)