Today’s sonnet is from a series called “American Sonnets” by Wanda Coleman, that was later echoed by Terrance Hayes. I’ll publish one of his next week. (Photo credit: Susan Carpendale)
American Sonnet 5
rusted busted and dusted
the spurious chain of plebeian events
(aintjahmamaauntjemimaondapancakebox?)
which allows who to claim the largest number of homicides
the largest number of deaths by cancer the largest
number of institutionalized men the largest number of
single female heads of household the largest number of
crimes of possession the largest number of functionally
insane the largest number of consumers of dark rum
largely
preoccupied with perfecting plans of escape
see you later alligator
after while crocodile
after supper muthafucka