Hey pretty girl –
I cannot afford to take you around the world,
but I’m India
and that the way I feel Israel.
I wanna be your lover
but if you’re not ready,
I Kuwait, I won’t Russia.
If you do let me touch ya,
I promise I’ll take it slow
and make you weak Indonesia know?
If you’re Hungary
I’ll make healthy food with no Greece
so on a piece of moist Turkey we can feast.
As a side, I’ll prepare some rice
and Sweden it with your favorite spice.
You deserve the best in life
so I am adamant
that you deserve something more elaborate
than plain dishes from the cabinet,
or a Canada lamest soda with a Cuba ice
where the liquids are flattening.
For you, I’ll pull out the fancy China glasses
typically reserved for the Pope at the Vatican.
All of my possessions I extend.
If you ever need a Czech
no hesitation, I will send.
Every dollar I earn in my Korea
I would lend.
You say you’ve Benin a few relationships
where men objectified you
and treated you rudely.
But I am not the type
to reduce you to Djibouti.
I’m the type to park the Sudan
so we can have a picnic near the flowers
where we can laugh
and Chad for hours.
And then slow dance with you
to the chords of a Qatar
at a jazz concert
where we can pass the time
and let the Tunisia mind.
I’ve been through life
only to be abandoned.
If the heavens were to Senegal like you
I would be the happiest Guyana planet.
By Darryl Walker Jr
(c) Copyright 2016-2017
Prompt: Crossing
September 18, 2016 at 8:17 pm
Fucking Brilliant. Hahahahhah Djibouti. No matter how old I get, I still laugh.
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September 18, 2016 at 8:25 pm
Thanks bro! Lol, yeah when I heard a professor say it aloud in class one day my ears perked up lol.
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September 18, 2016 at 11:11 pm
Punny!
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September 18, 2016 at 11:22 pm
Lol absolutely!
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September 19, 2016 at 11:19 pm
Clever expression! I’ve never seen this particular instantiation of wordplay. Nice work, bruh!
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September 19, 2016 at 11:53 pm
Yeah, trying to keep the writing fresh! Thanks a lot my dude!
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September 20, 2016 at 12:13 am
No problem. Keep hittin’ us with the good stuff!
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November 4, 2016 at 8:41 pm
Well done! That was great fun! 😉 xoM
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November 4, 2016 at 9:26 pm
Thanks Margarita! Glad you enjoyed it ! 😀
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January 4, 2017 at 7:29 pm
Hehe, laughed out loud at Djibouti and Tunisia. I did something like this years ago except instead of countries I used classical composers. Not nearly with the flow you have hear though.
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January 4, 2017 at 7:30 pm
*here
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January 4, 2017 at 11:58 pm
Hey my friend! Thanks for reading! Your piece using classical composers sounds interesting! If you have uploaded it already on your page/ ever do, let me know, I’d love to take a peek ☺
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January 6, 2017 at 3:10 pm
Man I wish I knew what happened to that silly piece I wrote in my first or second year of college. But years, over forty housemates, and eight countries later, I’m afraid it has gone the way of the wild wind 🙂
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January 6, 2017 at 3:15 pm
Aww! Well, I take solace in the fact that your writing is awesome on your blog now 😀
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January 6, 2017 at 3:55 pm
Hey thanks!
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January 4, 2017 at 8:00 pm
ba-dump bump – you really are a clever poet
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January 5, 2017 at 12:00 am
*Takes a bow* Lol, thank you! 😀
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January 4, 2017 at 10:37 pm
There are no words!
I smiled all the way through it! You know I loved the weak in the knees reference!
So much gold in this little mine 🙂
You are gifted love 🙂
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January 5, 2017 at 12:02 am
Lol! Glad you enjoyed this piece! Thank you for the support as always 😀
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January 4, 2017 at 10:54 pm
AHHH! That is so CLEVER!! Best I can say, I am Inuit! 🙂
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January 5, 2017 at 12:03 am
Thank you Christine! Lol @ Inuit … now THAT was clever! 😃
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January 7, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Once again you did it. Okay first I want to say that I literally was transported all over the world and it was exhilarating. lol I love how you used each country as a word play and metaphor for what you really could provide. I read this out loud and embarrassingly could barely pronounce some of the countries lol. I will work on that. Great writing!!!!
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January 7, 2017 at 6:43 pm
Hey Alia! Thank you! Lol, I am glad I was able to take you around the world 🌍🌏 I feel you on the pronunciations … I had to learn to say a lot of countries to write this lol. And I am glad you always read my work out loud because that is how I intend it to be read! 🎤
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January 7, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Start to read your poem I was honestly puzzled but when I got the wordplay it made me laugh so hard. Nice work!
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January 7, 2017 at 6:49 pm
Lol, I am glad you stuck with it through the confusion! Thank you for reading, glad you enjoyed it 😀
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January 8, 2017 at 12:35 pm
Amazing 😂
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January 8, 2017 at 12:39 pm
Lol! Thank you! 🌍
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January 9, 2017 at 6:26 am
Stellarism….
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January 9, 2017 at 7:55 am
Thanks! I appreciate you reading my work 😀
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January 14, 2017 at 11:07 am
Look at you spitting that “I’m too poor to travel but I got words for you” game. lol Dope, clever wordplay. And thanks for putting my country on the map. I like to take ownership of my name. lol
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January 14, 2017 at 4:40 pm
Lmaoo! You peeped that game?!?! Lol. I’m glad you felt that Tunisia line – I felt oh so clever when I thought of it =D Thanks for reading this. I like your feedback
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January 14, 2017 at 9:39 pm
this is brilliant! that is talent😊
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January 14, 2017 at 9:52 pm
Thank you for reading 😃
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January 28, 2017 at 6:12 pm
Omg this was so good!!! I just read it to my coworkers. Everyone was impressed! You publish this yet?
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January 28, 2017 at 6:15 pm
Ahhh thank you. I am glad you like that one, and your coworkers too. I haven’t done anything with my poetry yet. I tried submitting some but they got turned down. Maybe I should try that one?
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January 28, 2017 at 6:15 pm
Hell yes!
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January 28, 2017 at 6:19 pm
Hmm, what a thought! *strokes hair on chin and looks away contemplating* lol. Thanks for the encouragement! I will shop around for some journals soon ☺
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January 29, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Reblogged this on mind JO business and commented:
Support “REBLOG” Sunday Ep.26: Let’s take a fun, lighthearted route for this weeks Support Sunday! Here is a creative and fun poetic piece from Darryl Walker Jr. Enjoy!
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January 29, 2017 at 6:15 pm
Aww wow, I am humbled! Thank you for the support my friend =D You’re so cool!
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January 30, 2017 at 4:40 pm
Why thank you! If I do say so myself *insert hair flip here* :D. It was a great poem. I’m happy to have read it!
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January 29, 2017 at 7:43 pm
Ah I love this!! So funny + brilliant. I dated a poet who wrote with a similar approach to wordplay using the names of popular candies. But like another reader commented, this one took me around the world! Awesome!
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January 29, 2017 at 9:35 pm
Thanks Kelley! Haha. This type of wordplay is really fun. That poem using the names of candy sounds great! Somewhere on this thread, Gospel Isoceles said she did one with the names of classical composers. The possibilities with this are endless! Glad you enjoyed this one ☺
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January 29, 2017 at 9:48 pm
So true! Colors, rap song titles, car parts………..! It could get crazy!
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January 29, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Lol absolutely! India Arie did a song with a bunch of Stevie Wonder song titles. Once you find a theme with a lot of parts to it … you’re good!
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January 29, 2017 at 9:51 pm
And years ago I did one called Sex Drive using car parts. It was tooo easyy lol
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January 29, 2017 at 10:13 pm
awwww man!
*chants* post post post post!
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January 29, 2017 at 11:07 pm
I can’t find it, I looked through all my books for it 😦 And if I remember, it was beyondddd wack. I said something about child proof locks and associated it with condoms lol. Awfullllllll
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January 30, 2017 at 7:41 pm
oh noooo!
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January 29, 2017 at 7:44 pm
Healthy food with no Greece! haha 👍🏾
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January 29, 2017 at 9:37 pm
Lol she wants to maintain her *figure* 😂
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February 15, 2017 at 10:37 pm
Bruh!!! You’re a Fn genius!
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February 16, 2017 at 12:25 am
Ahhh thanks bro!
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February 16, 2017 at 12:34 am
Thank you man! My iron is always sharpened when I come around these parts.
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February 16, 2017 at 12:37 am
No doubt! I was trying to respond to your latest piece but comments are disabled?
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February 16, 2017 at 12:40 am
LOL I honestly don’t know why they would be closed. Sometimes when you’re doing positive things, it seems as though negativity tries its hardest to stop it. But I’ll go check it out. Thanks for letting me know.
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February 16, 2017 at 12:41 am
Lol WP is hating on a brotha! Cool, good material like yours is a conversation starter
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February 16, 2017 at 12:44 am
I know they’re hating man Lol! Thanks for that too. Sometimes that’s all we need are good conversations that will bring about solutions.
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February 16, 2017 at 12:45 am
I agree. Thanks for always being thoughtful and contributing!
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February 16, 2017 at 1:50 am
You know it!
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March 1, 2017 at 10:00 am
Did you say Guyana?😊
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March 1, 2017 at 10:03 am
Lol! Yes, that is one of my favorite lines from this piece! Have you ever been there?
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March 1, 2017 at 10:05 am
My folks are!
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March 1, 2017 at 10:05 am
That’s wassup! I would love to travel there ☺
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March 5, 2018 at 5:33 am
U S A fine poet!!! Don’t Jamaica stop on your poetry journey …anytime soon! lol
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