My poem: I bought a Monkey's Paw at CVS: Gen

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Title: I bought a Monkey's Paw at CVS
Poetic form: villanelle
Length: 151
Rating: Gen
Notes: Reference to short story The Moneky's Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Photo of the item in question below :)

I bought a Monkey’s Paw at CVS
for fifty cents, a scratcher for the back
or so they say, but I’ll just wish, I guess

I found it in an overstocked recess
a bucket of them hanging on a rack
I bought a Monkey’s Paw at CVS

a metal hand, its fingers curled possess
sharp claws designed for expert itch attack
or so they say, but I’ll just wish, I guess

there’s so much that I want, I must confess,
and so, like fabled, greedy maniac,
I bought a Monkey’s Paw at CVS

I’ll wish for money, fame, prestige, success.
best not to think so much of what you lack,
or so they say, but I’ll just wish, I guess

the twisted means to ends, I’ll just suppress,
the grant by way of bloody awful hack
I bought a Monkey’s Paw at CVS,
or so they say…but I’ll just wish…I guess?

Comments

[castiron]

Awesome poem.

(Is it actually intended for pasta?)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thanks! No it's actually a back scratcher. The handle extends. It's kind of sharp so I like it. The wooden ones are kind of dull.

[pensnest]

Excellent poem!

Be careful what you wish for....

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you!

Yes, indeed! That's the moral of the story (and the poem).

[bethctg]

LOVE. IT.
You are clever, and I learned a new poem style.

[bethctg]

heheee - I love how you've styled the photo so grandly! ;D

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

That blanket is my electric throw blanket (for my side of the bed only) but now it's in the 70's again so I don't need it.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Very cool. Glad you liked it! The CVS near me is crowded with odd stuff.