Brioche

a beautifully lingering

velvet existence

unrelenting

for ages, and ages

some get lucky

for decades, upon centuries

in violence and graft

through exploitation and shame,

for those who do the math

... what the f**k man?

Author's Note

Reviews

[Claude]

This poem is short, punchy, and raw. It has a kind of velvet-and-thorn vibe—starting soft with “a beautifully lingering velvet existence” and then hitting hard with the weight of exploitation, violence, and the reality of inequality. The abrupt, almost frustrated ending (“... what the f**k man?”) gives it a very human, real reaction, like the speaker is both reflecting and rebelling at the absurdity of it all. It’s brief but hits with shock and emotion, leaving the reader thinking about the contrast between beauty and harsh reality.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

my math never comes out high enough. I add up to be the remainder in a division experiment.
j.

[Davidgeo]

This is a little off topic, but, have you heard of a fellow by the name of Terrance Howard (yes the actor) and his interesting views on mathematics? His take on multiplication in particular... I think you will feel better about your personal math skills after going down the Terrance Howard 1X1=2 rabbit hole.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

He is a fantastic actor...And I like his math....One is the loneliest number even when multiplied by itself.
j.

[Soren]

Let them eat cake well bread was the more accurate quote. Brioche perhaps. There are those that can afford to live such and then the rest of us. Nicely written

[Davidgeo]

Marie likely never actually said that in the real life. Old Jean Rousseau is actually the originator of that phrase a couple decades before, "At length I remembered the last resort of a great princess who, when told that the peasants had no bread, replied: "Then let them eat brioches.""... it comes from one of the first formal autobiographies of all time, Confessions. I don't recomend actually readint the whole thing, that dude is painfully pretentious and I'm pretty sure most of it is made up anyway. F****n' Jean-Jocs... I have a feeling for all his genius he was insufferable to be around.

[Soren]

Yes I had heard that it was fabricated but then so too is most all historical quotes that have been passed down or at least altered.

[alexAlexander]

You can say that again. What the f**k, man! Lol...

[Davidgeo]

what the f**k man. it might not be so bad here in a couple years though. it is not unreasonable to be optimistic. it always feels nice regardless.

[alexAlexander]

I agree! There's always tomorrow.