Lord John Browne may be feeling a little down after being outed and subsequently stepping down as British Petroleum’s head honcho, but maybe a bit of homo haiku will cheer him up.
Mark from Slap Upside the Head has penned an epic of a poem in his honor. Here’s but a snippet:
Don’t you find it strange
one would risk resignation
over coming out?Clients shouldn’t flee
careers should not be ruined
just because you’re gay
Nicely done, but to just be clear: Browne didn’t really quit because he’s gay. He left over that whole perjury thing. But, yes, he perjured himself to save gay face over meeting a hooker in a park and then dating him for four years, so that’s sort of like quitting over being gay. Only far more salacious…
Ben
Here’s my Haiku take on everything:
you’ve screwed me with gas
you’re getting it up the ass
karma’s a real bitch
Ash
I like Ben’s haiku, not least because it is an ACTUAL haiku following the 5-7-5 syllable format. Mark’s “haiku” is actually a crappy free-verse poem.
Manny
Ash, maybe I’m not counting correctly, but it looks like Mark’s follows the 5-7-5 rule to me.
Paul Raposo
Uh…yeah Ash, if it helps, my teacher used a simple method for counting silly bulls, pat your palm as you sound out the words. Then have a nap. Or piss off, or drop dead, or whatever.
Mark
Spiffy! Thanks for the mention, guys!
Ash, I’m sorry to hear you thought my haikus were crappy. I’m not a poet by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoyed making them. Check out the rest of my site sometime; it’s not all haikus, I promise!