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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
to us
we get along so famously,
like we're on access hollywood;
our conversation is so rich,
it could get thieved by robin hood
we're flirty, fun and fabulous,
like all those gay dudes on queer eye;
our chemistry is full of bangs,
like mr. wizard screwed bill nye
if he could feel the way we do,
keanu reeves would just say whoa;
we match each other perfectly,
like onion flakes and bagel dough
like we're on access hollywood;
our conversation is so rich,
it could get thieved by robin hood
we're flirty, fun and fabulous,
like all those gay dudes on queer eye;
our chemistry is full of bangs,
like mr. wizard screwed bill nye
if he could feel the way we do,
keanu reeves would just say whoa;
we match each other perfectly,
like onion flakes and bagel dough
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
i caught her crying again
though she cleared her throat,
and sleeved
her tissue
i knew
the moment i walked in
and her eyes
as empty as holes
Monday, July 13, 2009
Our Top Story
Could just eating breakfast murder your dog?
I gasp at the TV, jaw hung agog
Groceries are sending our kittens to heaven!
Will your pet be next? Find out at eleven!
Harrowed, I stroke at my furrowing brow,
Searching for ways to avoid this somehow;
What could be causing these untimely deaths?
My pulse speeds to pace my quickening breaths
Too harried to sit, too nervous to eat,
My bagel untouched I let plunge to my feet;
Hour after hour I pace rings on the rug,
Damn that reporter's interest-piquing mug!
I watch all the game shows, the sitcoms and then
An exposé on cream cheese industry men;
Finally that local news theme music comes:
The dee de-dee dees, the dum du-dum dums
Smiles and makeup and teeth ear to ear,
This is what I've waited so long to hear!
If you love your pet, there are steps you must take!
We'll say what they are, right after this break!
Blast it! How long these attention whores stall!
I fling the remote, and flinch as its fall
Is broken by Fluffy, asleep on the floor;
Oh please be okay! I beg and implore
Peering much closer, I see what I dread
On top of its shoulders, and below its head;
The bagel I'd dropped has turned hard as a puck,
An oniony noose, 'round its neck now stuck
The anchor's voice pierces my ears with a chill:
Get food off the ground, 'cause bagels can kill!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
breakfast on the balcony
this brown paper bag
is warm to the touch
fingertips tickled
by hot steam and such
the heat gets so great
that i'm losing my clutch —
farewell, onion bagel
i loved you so much
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Suspicion
The bagel tournament ran long today
so the finalists will finish tomorrow;
Onion remains the odds-on favorite
but the wagers tell a different story
If onion awakens stale as a stone
in tupperware riddled with pinholes,
The poppyseed posse placing those bets
will sure have some explaining to do
Friday, July 10, 2009
considering an absence
circles concentric
hole within a whole
a fullness
around an emptiness
replacing one with the other
inside me
from crust to bread
to crust to air,
layered like the bulbs
that flavor it
it is many things
yet it is defined by what it is not
Thursday, July 9, 2009
more energizing than coffee, less filling than a bagel
please mind your handwriting
when faxing in an orderbecause lox onion
and lox on ion
are two entirely
different breakfasts
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The King of Pop
The King of Pop, from an early age,
Popped the greatest toasters ever popped on stage;
He toasted every bread-based food from A to Z,
(And made it look easier than 1-2-3);
The darkness dial master, he knew just how to heat it,
If you tried to outpop him, he'd tell you to go beat it;
His pops had height and distance, their artistry was killer,
Everyone would scream and shout, your toast is such a thriller!
He cooked both wheat and Wonder, 'til they took to flight,
It clearly didn't matter if his toasts were black or white;
Though no one thought his crumby reign would ever subside,
He got too many facelifts, raped some onion bagels and died.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Consider Your Resale Value Increased
If you want to smell pine trees, move to the forest,
A grove full of lemons is an olfactory bore-fest,
Flowery fragrances just aren't up to par,
And your beater should not have the scent of new car.
So if you seek fresh auto air you'll revere,
Just hang an onion bagel from your rearview mirror.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
You Asked Me to Bagel-Sit
You asked me to bagel-sit,
so why is it that
you're shocked to come home
from the place you've been at,
To find that your saucy-tongued
onion-filled brat
has been flattened and splattened
like a pestering gnat?
You asked me to bagel-sit;
upon him I sat.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Competitor
His belly is unbeatable
His titles, all repeatable
There's not a bagel in this world
that he would find uneatable
He needs not to bite off the crust
You'll never see him cough or fuss
He bypasses his teeth
and sends them straight to his esophagus
Dunks each ring in the water
Wins all bouts by a slaughter
And even with his onion breath
he makes out with your daughter
The victor in the square again
The answer to each prayer we send
Our bagel eating champion
makes us proud to be American
Friday, July 3, 2009
Baker's Day Off
He didn't set one foot in
the kitchen all day long
He never rolled a Ho Ho
or cream filled a Ding Dong
His body was as far from
his work as it could be
But privately his mind was
the furthest thing from free
The sandy beach reminded
him of an onioned dough
The sun's rays were an oven
turned high as it could go
And when those kids played frisbee
and gave it quite a fling
He only saw soar past him
a toasted bagel ring
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Round – A Round Sung in Three Parts, Preferably Not by a Chorus of Schoolchildren
I love you, bagel
So round and plump,
Your curvy onionness
Makes my heart thump,
Sometimes I wish that we
Could hump,
My bagel
Round and plump
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Damn You, Silverfish, Damn You!
This is super creepy
I wanna leave the room
I feel like Indiana Jones in the Temple of Doom
My knife is all apolished
The cream cheese is ajiggle
But I'm pretty sure I saw my bagel kinda wiggleNow I'm looking closer
My nose scrunches and scrugs
What I thought were onions are a thousand tiny bugs!
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