An Ongoing Conversation on Poetry

An Ongoing Conversation on Poetry
Oxford Union Library, Oxford University

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Test Pattern




Test Pattern
Christopher Bogart

Do the flickering images of “shock and awe”
Play as well in Pleasantville
As “Donna Reed”?

Does Rodney King bleed less
When police batons land squarely on his head
Again, and again…
And again?

Was Joseph McCarthy more photogenic
Than Charlie McCarthy?
Or Paul McCartney?

Who’s the bigger Jackass:
Johnny Knoxville for taking it in the balls,
Or me for watching it?

Who has the bigger boobs:
Janet Jackson or “Hollywood Squares”?
Or Both?

Did the bombs that fell
Over lush green jungles in Vietnam
Really “Plop… Plop”, then “Fizz… Fizz”?

Which maxi pad really protects me
From the ravages
Of AIDS?

Who should really be our king:
Rodney, Martin Luther, Billy Jean
Or Elvis?

Is it safe to surf TVs turf
On Spongebob’s Squarepants…
Or should I just deploy…
And enjoy…
The test pattern?

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