Sometimes the immensity of the density and intensity requires a bit of compensity. So, the heck with profundity, bring on pro-fun for me!

 A few poems on the state of post-postmodernity, to inaugurate my “just for kicks” category.

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Untitled #1*

The problem of postmodernity

is it’s given too much purchase, see?

While post-postmodernity gets slighted.

Who decided postmodernity got knighted

as protector of contempor civilization?

Because it lacks spirit, I’ve hesitations

As to it’s worthiness to rule.

At least post-pomodernity will be cool.

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Untitled #2*

The “santa” of modernity

Transmogrified dyslexically

In the presence of post-pomodernity

To the “satan” of consumedisease

That nullified community

And crucified spirituality

While viewing life so skeptic’ly

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“Postmodern” is a noxiousmoron

the best we can do is to ignore on

account of language-absent-meaning,

proponents should therefore be screaming

silence.

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*It is a postmodern or post-postmodern irony, of course, to post a poem with the title “Untitled.” But then, I’m not sure if a poem is even entitled to have a title. And perhaps under the cause of deconstruction, the title should be totaled. Nevertheless, I’ll leave the unentitled title Untitled, and leave the exotics of semiotics to you to figure out.

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Post-Pomo Poems © 2000 Brad Sargent