You've heard of Damien Hurst,
Art Shark supreme,
his fondness for formaldehyde
fame and fortune overnight?
I'll have a bit of that, I thought.
Ma banned the f-stuff from the house.
Smells unsavoury, she said.
That's fair enough, thought I,
Aspic will do instead
that's savoury enough for mum.
First thought was for the cat,
but he high tailed it out. So that was that.
I kidded my kid brother in.
He never knew what smothered him!
Lovely way to go!
So that's the way it happened, officer.
Straight up...
don't say you're like the rest of them...
world over,
all the damned authorities
are Philistines.
No idea of what art is!
Eat your art up, Damien Hurst,
the little people aint caught up...
Nor never will, if you ask me.
The photo-prompt was provided by http://magpietales.blogspot.co.uk/
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ReplyDeleteYikes!!
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness... I giggled at this. You are badddddddddd
ReplyDeleteFunny! of all the responses I have seen this comes the nearest to what I thought when I saw the prompt !
ReplyDeleteI am the opposite of Jenny. This was an unexpected direction for me. Scary and weird!
ReplyDeleteAh good on you Dave, let him out for a run, its the safest way ! . He seems a little lackng in empathy, like a large corporation !
ReplyDeleteHilarious Dave! You can't possibly keep him down, can you?
ReplyDeleteHank
smiles....that is one way to take care of a little b(r)other...think anyone will notice if you take him out and prop him up at the holidays?
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteThe first read through I was a bit befuddled, but after researching the subject and re-reading, I have only one comment....Brilliant! Thanks for the great read and the education! Vb
Great! I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteDeliciously creepy!
ReplyDelete"all the damned authorities are philistines" soooooo true
ReplyDeleteapollo and the two muses
Bonza especially the philistines part that made me laugh :-).
ReplyDeleteSuch artistry in your conceptualization, Dave!! Will you be having a show during the Olympics then? Very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYay for the dark side. And I have to admit there have been times when I would have loved to have lured any of my brothers in. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteOh, my, the dark side shows itself. Very creative, Dave. I liked it, and chuckling, have to say, "Well, aspic could work..."
ReplyDeleteHoudini-like you get yourself into and out of impossible poetic constraints. Your versitility is as amazing as the quality of your poems.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrible infant!
ReplyDeletejabblog
ReplyDeleteSettle for that!
Mary
and that!
Daydreamertoo
All brothers are at times...
Jenny
Ah, a like mind! Fantastic.
Tabor
Ouch! Nothing darker than black humour intended, I assure you.
Kutamun
Good comparison, yes, I agree.
Hank
No, not for too long. He'll bob up again.
Kat
Wow, well, thanks for this. I hadn't expected such praise. Gratefully received.
Brian
Brilliant idea! Might even have the makings of another post! Thanks.
versebender
Yp, maybe I should have put in some links, even an image... Apologies for the oversight, and thanks for taking the trouble. Good to hear you liked it.
Rachna
Thanks for saying. Much appreciated.
Tess
Great to know you thought so. Thanks.
zongrik
couldn't resist that one.
Windsmoke
Mmm, good - unfortunately, it's not always possible to laugh.
Linda
I'd not actually thought about that, but it's an idea! Thanks for it.
The Elephant's Child
Know what you mean!
Pattiken
Well, I thought it might work. Thanks for the chuckles.
aprille
Houdini, eh? I rather like that! Thanks.
haricot
Me, I take it? Ah, well!
Art in the form of a pickled and well-preserved brother, how morbid and twisted!! A little sibling rivalry in your past perhaps?!! Very clever write!!
ReplyDeleteHa! Easier perhaps to deal with brothers than sharks! Very clever. I also liked your architect piece--the creaking of the doors. I have many friends who are architects, and though I am sensitive to space in some ways, it's not a job I could ever imagine! K.
ReplyDeleteWow! Not sure where this came from, but it was SO much fun to read!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny! I could picture it all in my mind: the cat hot-footing it; your poor brother!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant:)
fun fun fun! u naughty!..
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
Sometimes brothers just need to be pickled for eternity...
ReplyDeleteLove the "Eat your art up"
Anna :o]