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It’s funny how ppl were saying that the peaches in Parasite / were some serious motif & symbolism of prosperity’s toxicity

Poetry | Poetry Tuesday, parasite, poetry
November 10, 2020

Delicate like a poached egg, he asks:
Do you know America’s secret, leaning in
I stare back blankly
The more you love her, the more she loves you back,
he slumps in his chair, satisfied with himself
I stare some more, distracted
By his, I don’t know, manly ambition
We don’t break eye contact
In my head I’m saying
Don’t slow the proceedings,
I object to a continuance
We ravish one another

Most ppl are lost,
some are just better at hiding it than others
Yes umwelt
Our messy entanglements & conscious uncouplings

It’s funny how ppl were saying that the peaches in Parasite
were some serious motif & symbolism of prosperity’s toxicity
In actuality Bong Joon-ho had a classmate with a peach allergy
& he incorporated it into the film
Which goes to show how much of life is bullshit & buffoonery
& how little critics actually know

Poetry for the miracles
Like the one who left, coming back
I want to need him:
sex familiar & unfussy
Am I your 친구 (chingu)?
Poetry for the cures to the saddest words
“I want what they have”
“I could love you but I don’t”
“I don’t love you anymore”
毛骨悚然
Poetry for the fixes
I’m commandeering this vehicle
I intend to arrive