It Wasn't Surreal
A Surly Sonnet
“Surrealism: Pure psychic automatism, by means of which it is proposed to express, be it through writing, verbally or in any other way, the real functioning of thought; of the dictation of thought in the absence of all control exercised by reason and outside all moral or aesthetic concerns.” –André Breton, The Surrealist Manifesto, 1924
What the fuck are we doing with adjectives?
Superlatives, especially, are sent
Rolling in all directions like olives
Spilled, and on making mindless mischief, bent
Awe is an alloy of wonder and fear
Given that definition, what’s awesome?
A latte? New headphones? Sweet camping gear?
Did real awe surge through you when you bought them?
Surreal is the default descriptor, now
When something strange or marvelous happens
But harken to Breton and ask yourself how
Surreal that taco was, though misshapen?
Cherish the shining, exceptional words
Do not let them fly, like idiot birds
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D. J. Reddall
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Comments (3)
That's amazing! Great job!🥰
Lol, I use the word awesome pretty frequently! Also, your last line, idiot birds! I loved that so much! Hahahahahha
Biting! I love this! I love the word awesome but it does get used to describe things that are not particularly awe inspiring. And superlatives. One person in particular uses these like he's tossing out sweets to children. He empties them of their value with his use of them. They should rebel!