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JC's Pushcart Nomination

Jefferson Carter said:
OAFers, just found out my "Southern Fried" poem got nominated by the Coastal Shelf editors for a Pushcart! I have denigrated the nominations in the past as a "dime a dozen" (which they are), but it still feels good to be nominated. Now, if I can ACTUALLY win a goddamn prize! XOO JC
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Congrats!
 
Well deserved, Jefferson! I hope you will post "Southern Fried" here so we can enjoy your nomination!
 
Here's the pome, OAFS! I know it's sort of goofy. I like it but pray its acceptance doesn't encourage me to become more and more nonsensical!



SOUTHERN FRIED

Excuse me, you’re standing
on my tongue. I do love
your philtrum, by the way,
how it separates your nose
from your upper lip.

You can’t eat a fertilized egg
in Alabama. Preborn chickens
have rights there. Postborn
chickens, however, may be
baked or southern fried.
Food for thought.

Answer this: are you
better off now than you were
thirty seconds ago? I know,
I know, funny as a barrel
of hazardous waste.
But loving you? Like
speed-dating a cobra.
 
Jefferson Carter said:
OAFers, just found out my "Southern Fried" poem got nominated by the Coastal Shelf editors for a Pushcart! I have denigrated the nominations in the past as a "dime a dozen" (which they are), but it still feels good to be nominated. Now, if I can ACTUALLY win a goddamn prize! XOO JC
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Congrats!
 
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