The Enjoyment of Other People's Pain
what a fun party
watch hurt inflicted
bet on breaking points
how much suffering
can [us] tolerate
LA Felleman
@lafelleman.bsky.social
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Poet @ lafelleman.blogspot.com Author of & They Lived | The Length of a Clenched Fist <she/her>
![Poem "Approval Rating
Great Leader craves Dow favor.
Solely. Only. Truly. Always.
World Leaders’? Don’t be ludicrous.
Media Darlings’? Zero chance.
[us] Voters’? Not in this lifetime.
Politicians’? That would be no.
Campaign Donors’? Nope to nuh-uh.
Public Pollsters’? Not even close.
Great Leader hungers Dow admiration.
Salvation. Obsession. Exclamation.
Dow’s slump is Great Leader’s denigration.
Dow’s surge is Great Leader’s exculpation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgovyswdihthk5deonkm23g6/bafkreicpvx4hzgphzturcgsyvlszass32u2g64d7m3lllurfyjiyrn2rw4)
![Workers Sought
Great Leader cuts [us] to front of job line
He’s putting ice on [us] competition
[us] choose between hundreds of hirings
Mondays [us] could clean at Hyatt, Hilton, Disney
Tuesdays [us] could snip shiraz, chardonnay
Wednesdays [us] do dishes at Carlos O’Kelleys
Thursdays [us] could pick Granny Smith, Pink Lady
Fridays [us] could package steaks, chops, fillets
Saturdays [us] sling shingles; Sundays [us] spray paint
Thanks to Great Leader, [us] will be wanted](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgovyswdihthk5deonkm23g6/bafkreibm37neypzbu5bzz5dio6jtibnvxubmunjd3qbrredghbkimnez4a)
![poem in the shape of a spinal column. Title-- Atemporal. poem-- Not Me is a quiet bedroom
Comforter that fits its name
Sheets made for building cocoons
Goldilocks mattress just right
At sun’s rise kitchen radio will break headline
Agents behind tinted windows
flooding [us] streets screaming overhead
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They can’t grab up themselves enough
Still that’s in a different room
at a distant hour
Here is solely pillowed support
Abundant rest for every body](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cgovyswdihthk5deonkm23g6/bafkreicoxg4ijd6d7jpbxrltdplcdfnpimpew7kjnt5uqj7w7hzzcd7fxu)
