Penalty Box

by Michael D Nalley   Mar 10, 2011


I was writing like someone talking on fox
Moderators put me in a penalty box
You know I thought I was just speaking my mind
But I Guess they thought I was being unkind
Innocent until proven guilty of conflict
Though now I feel I am a cyberspace convict
I am very welcome any place else but there
To tell you the honest truth I really don't care
What's good for the goose is good for the gander
Sometimes our expressions they do meander?
Insults thrown like mud in a river of lies
Are crimes of the internet in all our eyes.

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  • 13 years ago

    by Larry Chamberlin

    Generally, very good humor, even though rocky and strained in places. Specifically:

    I was writing like someone talking on fox
    ^^^
    A brave admission under any circumstances ;-)

    Moderators put me in a penalty box
    I thought I was just speaking my mind
    Guess they thought I was being unkind
    ^^^
    The constant change in line beats distracted me. I may overdo beat count sometimes, but I do think it helps with the flow. Your line counts are 11-12-9-9-12-10-10-10-11-10-11-13 which feels erratic.

    What's good for the goose is good for the gander
    Some times our expressions do meander?
    ^^^
    These two lines seem forced.
    Maybe something like:
    Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
    and like the bird expressions meander
    [although I'm not sure how this statement applies to your penalty box]

    Hope you made it out of the penalty box relativity unscathed.

  • 13 years ago

    by FEMI AKANBI

    Humorous! I love the rhymes & the flow. That was great, man.

  • 13 years ago

    by Ingrid

    This was really funny. Lighten up, Michael, it is only the net!

    By the way, I was once suspended too and the ratings etc. came back within a few weeks time.

    Thanks for the smiles:)

    5/5 Ingrid

  • 13 years ago

    by H. Elizabeth

    I'm sorry about what happened with your account!
    I really enjoyed this though...It was, truthfully, very funny in a way.
    5/5

  • 13 years ago

    by Sunshine

    LOL...i missed too much didnt i! LOL 5/5

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