Tuesday, August 16, 2005

The cure

the ads urged him to buy
it turned out to be one big lie

the pharmacy gave him some aspirin
except, he hated any kind of medicine

the soul suggested he write
all he ended up was sounding trite

the rake said he needed to get laid
small problem, he was a tad too staid

the elders insisted he get married
all of which left him even more harried

the sum total of it all: he went insane
all because he couldn't mention the word 'pain'.


Attempt 2: The exercise put forward by 'world famous' poet maya where one has to write about 'pain' without mentioning it.