The Morning Owl - Notes for Cline
Notes for ClineThis post is a work of poetry and an explanation for previous posts. Nobody can stop me from posting this.Thank you for such an interesting proposal. However, I’ve a couple notes and a few questions that I must ask. Are you okay? In the head, I mean? Have you seeked professional help? (How did he get here?) (Who is he again?) Pardon me, let’s get to feedback. First of all, I must inform you that skinema has gone digital; you may have been huffing fumes from smokestacks or living under a rock-- like a neighbor to who lives in a pineapple under the sea-- next to that oasis of yours. If you truly feel that the industry really has neglected “guys like you” (incels) allow me to record the most genuine, intimate, and honest apology unto thee for all to see-- forgive me. It seems that that head of yours, the one with plastic eyes that reminds us of Hemingway without any semblance of balls, is only concerned with the mythic status perpetuated by my generation’s elders that comes from being a so-called stud. Who’s to say what the ideal lover looks like acts like loves like? Who are you to command the charms of demons? Who is this neckbeard to say what’s hot and what’s not? You believe yourself to be above it all, claiming we willing and ethically-sound few to be pathetic objects unworthy and unblessed. “Like a preacher needs pain, like a needle needs a vein”-- kindly touch some grass and shut the fuck up but I digress. You want loins that don’t belong to the other girls but there’s an issue with your complaint ticket; your manic pixie dream girls with pocket protected tops and houndstooth skirts run the shop of pleasures everyone goes to; they are the managers and you’re but a Karen. Your frantic, boastful grunts remind me of gigolos barking like chihuahuas (how pitifully cute)-- a self-proclaimed auteur like yourself would know that though, right? Derivative, lifeless, and selfish are your proposals So before any sort of Serious consideration Of developing any sort of “Nerd porn” I must inform you That there will be none of the following: Self-righteous, self-insert vanity fantasy projects of your design; gatekeeping whilst fence-sitting; and absolutely no cringe. The smut must flow and it will do so as time continues to pass you and I both. Oh, and by the way, leave star-making to lady luck, entropy, and those willing and ready to sit on black leather couches. Hello there, everyone. It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve had any sort of engaging blurb that engaged the audience. I hope you’re all better than I am this season. So, what do y’all think about the recent poetry? As some of you know already, I’m still wrapping up my final semester in grad school while balancing a full-time job—the latter of which I, quite frankly, am starting to worry about and mentally preparing to lose if my company decides to cut me from their ranks by the end of November. Anyway, for those who didn’t know, I’m taking a poetry course this fall so I decided to post some of my final project rejects here. I figured that since I’m mandated to write poems for class, I might as well share some of the excess yields (but like the artist formerly known as Kanye West, I intend to keep the good ones for myself to maybe publish in the near future—I’m not sure about that though, I don’t currently invest a lot of stock in my own writing). But, yeah, that’s why I’ve been posting poetry all of a sudden. As far as this week's poem goes, I feel that a bit of context ought to be given. Some of y’all might know about author Ernest Cline and his book Ready Player One—but I bet y’all don’t know much about his poetry. Yeah. I know right? My poem above is a response to a notorious piece he wrote titled “Nerd Porn Auteur” and it’s as hot as you’d think it’d be (like a trash fire, not like actual sex). I highly recommend clicking the link as it is a live reading by Cline himself but for those who prefer the transcript, feel free to click here for the writing in full. I wrote the poem as a sort of response. Lemme know what you think of it because I enjoyed writing the damned thing. Thank you for reading this edition of The Morning Owl. If you liked what you saw here, it would be please leave a like, subscribe, leave a comment, and share this degenerate’s blog to other sentient folk with internet access. Until we meet again, drink plenty of water and take care. Thank you for reading this edition of The Morning Owl. If you liked what you saw here, it would be please leave a like, subscribe, leave a comment, and share this degenerate’s blog to other sentient folk with internet access. Until we meet again, drink plenty of water and take care. |
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