I don’t like dinosaurs!
Poemosaurus Rex Challenge
I can’t stand a single dinosaur!
What?! You’ll make me cry!
I loathe razor sharp claws and their bloodbaths… don’t try to deny
They wrought such violence and gore!
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No! I don’t like dinosaurs!
Forget T. rex with his disgusting breath…
Changchengopterus happily munched on insects
Way up in treetops high… where they were known to soar.
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I still don’t like any dinosaur!
How about the Sinornithosaurus which acted so shy?
It sported feathers but the poor thing even couldn’t fly
Please! Spare me your sob story... I’m starting to snore.
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I don’t like the looks of a dinosaur…
They’re hideously ugly, with skin so lumpy and bumpy
The mere thought makes me oh so grumpy!
But the Stegosaurus' armour plates will impress you, I’m sure.
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I suppose that sounds cool, for a dinosaur…
Surely Pterodactyls you’ll love… they gracefully cruised the sky
Feasting on insects and fish as they did a fly by.
Oh yeah? They do sound a bit less of a bore.
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Was there ever a swimming dinosaur?
Well… the Spinosaurus conquered the water
Though it seems fish were what it did slaughter!
Which dinosaur’s next? There’s so many more!
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Well, I’m sorry to say…
As enjoyable as it’s been…
It’s time for me to quit this dinosaur scene
I’ll have to call it a day.
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Who’d have thought I’d enjoy dinosaurs!
Not me! That’s for sure!
See what happens when you keep an open mind!
So many fascinating things you might find.
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Angie the Archivist 📚🪶
Addicted to reading, especially fiction and poetry.
Personality of a Labrador.
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Since the only thing that might pull us back up is caring, it only makes sense that here, long after I’ve let my anger born of heartbreak and grief misplace, multiply, misdirect itself, let the enormity of my solitude turn into something I don’t know how to dispute with, something thick and heavy and suffocating, let the coldness thrash and fight under my skin, deeper still, in between the arches of my organs; here where the ground is always close and the fall is easy and I surrender to it often, lie without purpose for hours, it only makes sense that it is here, I decide to show up and surrender to the possibilities of the night. Show up to those who I deserted. Drawn to the sense of accomplishment, something I haven’t felt in a while, to memory of finished dish sending its aroma into the world and with it, wrapping the room with a strong sense of sweet nostalgia, I get up and decide to cook. I pick up my phone, type a message that reads “Dinner at mine @ 8PM, don’t bring anything” and before my courage deserts me again, drop it in our friends’ group chat, the way one would do when diffusing a bomb in the movies: one eye closed, snip at the wire, hoping for the best.
By Mesh Toraskarabout 17 hours ago in Feast
Comments (11)
Great stuff, Angie. Liked the dialogue form too. Worked really well!
Love the progression in this from skeptical to curious! Very enjoyable read!
I am freaked out by prehistoric varmints, too
Don't tell anyone, but I agree. Dinosaurs are overrated. lol Nice job on this one!
Tell us how you really feel 🤣
Who doesn't love the great hulking beasts. Just keep them locked in Jurassic park. I love em just fine from afar. I also like rats from afar, I will take dino over a rat everytime. Love the poetry.
You saved our friendship with that ending, lol. Loved your poem!
Such a refreshing take on dinosaurs! Loved the poem.
You sound like you like dinosaurs to me! Ha! This was great! Nice one!
Loved your rhythmic and rhyming romp through Jurassic park, Angie! Great fun!
Marvelous!! Rhymes, a clever take on it - I loved it, great job!!