Youth Vs. Plastic

The struggles of a teenager against the hard and resilient plastic of her DVD case.

I wrote this after a terribly epic battle I fought with my Harold and Maude DVD case following purchase.  This was the venting of my sore fingers and bruised stomach, from clutching and ripping and scissoring.  I don't know if I'm just a failure or if these things are getting more difficult to open!

 

Picture credit to Stockbyte.

 

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Ship,

“Your DVD arrived, miss.”

Flip,

“Ah, this.”

Clip,

Why won’t it open?

Zip,

I’ll stay to mope and

RIP,

Finish this task.

 

Cemented plastic bandage

Rock hard in my hand and

Perfectly content to stick.

Frustration aplenty,

Stuck fast by twenty

Buzzard, blithering tricks.

 

Ship,

“This yours, young’n?”

Flip,

Thrown on the rug and

Clip,

Scissors fly free,

Zip,

Razors slide with glee;

RIP,

Patience depleted to none.

 

Rugged attraction—no finale

To this futile tally

Of youth vs. plastic.

Shred my fingers,

Vexation lingers,

Changes not so drastic.

 

Ship,

“Honey, DVD’s here.”

Flip,

“As I fear.”

Clip,

Watch the deadly object,

Zip,

Ever able to reflect,

RIP,

And I, defeated by plastic once more.

Reviews

[Pakino]

very unique. plastic vs youth fits the title well.

[emz]

Haha, very clever, todays bloody packaging has alot to answer for.



well done


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[Dana Denbrough]

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