Poetry & Free Verse
Challenge Ended
Incorporate the theme 'blackout octopus' into a poem, either literally or metaphorically (the octopus could represent a many handed creature/demon, etc.)
Ended July 22, 2016 • 3 Entries • Created by thesleepclinic
Challenge
Incorporate the theme 'blackout octopus' into a poem, either literally or metaphorically (the octopus could represent a many handed creature/demon, etc.)
Too Many Shoes
Otto Octopus was dressed business casual
highly polished shoes on all eight feet.
Wandering female eyes kept an eye on his hands
Blackout knocked out power so he crawled on the seat
of his trousers, feeling his way with his tentacles
He felt quite aroused when he felt voluptuous female
She slapped away his hands but it was to no avail
Five months later, she gave birth to 50,000 babies
With 400,000 feet! Oh what would they do?
How could they afford so many pairs of shoes?
They wanted their prodigy to be sartorially correct
So they tapped their souls and went into debt
All of the babies are now clothed to precision
But what happens when more offspring arrive?
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Challenge
Incorporate the theme 'blackout octopus' into a poem, either literally or metaphorically (the octopus could represent a many handed creature/demon, etc.)
Challenge
Incorporate the theme 'blackout octopus' into a poem, either literally or metaphorically (the octopus could represent a many handed creature/demon, etc.)