The Bustards Egg



Behind me.
Frozen
Military issued hands down my military issued trousers
This is no military issue for me!

Chew the fat (grit) of horror, incomprehensible
War, a sandwich, pickles, squashed between.

Covered in sweat, grime, tears
my flesh is sore
Bullets soar o're
A boar
or is it?

A war.

Screaming
Blood
The bustards egg
Foie gras, indigestible

She spits
Like a mortar, her yolk exposed
and drips down my hairy back.

Authority exudes
Pouring from every crack and crevasse, and crack
Like my mother
Scolding me
I feel alive.

Breasts like bulbs
A flower?
Milk?
Sugar?
Something sweeter.

A cake! A cake!
Red velvet
A reluctant bite

A fortnight passes
One more taste
"Mother?"

About this poem

This poem, uncovered in the burned down estate of Longerfellow has now been discovered and been added to the Westerlo Museum's great poetry collection.

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Written on June 14, 1941

Submitted by LongerfellowBiggestFan on August 30, 2022

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXA BX XCACX XXXB XXD XDEAX XEXEE XXX XXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 686
Words 140
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3

Longerfellow

Longerfellow was a loving father, had a strong right jab, and 4 ex wives. He wrote many famous pieces and poetry too. more…

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  • kazbrekker
    Idc about the poem, I just wanna know why his right jab is so famous such that it's even in the description
    LikeReply3 months ago
  • samuelw.06885
    The last time I read Longerfellow's work was when I was a child in the Bronx. His many collections featured prominently on my Grandmother's bookshelf. Unfortunately, the publisher put asbestos in the book covers, and so there was a recall of all copies. Shortly after, there was the fire, and my Grandmother died a year later, her life having lost its meaning. I feel on reading this that I have found my Grandmother's soul again for her. 
    LikeReply 12 years ago

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