Ode To Bum Doll
April 22nd, 2009Let me just take a second to remind you of this:
I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. Obsessing about it.
I wrote a poem about it.
COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR
16 Comments
Kevin Like Your Brother Kevin says: Dude…. Seriously… That is fucking awesome.
It kind of reminds me (purely in its Eclecticism) of this stuffed squirrel holding a guitar with a little stetson on its head that I have somewhere. I’ll see if I can rustle up a picture for you.
– Kevin
martine says: i just love it . my first american poem i learn by heart and keep it preciously……
lovely..funny….. ( i make a painting only for you , i’ll give you once Courtney) .
Lany says: Brilliant & true. Only those who are truely depressed would probably appreciate such a doll. One who is lonely & poverty stricken. I suppose it could become a friend in a way ( like Wilson in “Cast Away”)……or merely a mirror (a reflection of the depressed individual) which casts the shadow of the truth. I love poetry of all kinds. I have written many poems, mostly morbid or painful truths, but I love finding the various meanings & interpretations behind the writings of another. It makes it interesting. Awesome work!!!!
martine says: and, if i can add something , now i know it by heart, words are singing, but.. somthing bothers me a little i mean what does mean Bum ?
i still wonder..oh that’s what i found :
” slang term for a homeless person, panhandler, or a “forgotten man.”
a slang term for the buttocks
a slang term for a hobo (though unlike hobos, a bum is unlikely to seek work)
A lazy person; slacker
a slang term for Anal sex ”
i wonder lol!
zonarium says: that really is a creepy doll, who owns it?
sarah says: what the fuck ! Courtney thats genius (well, as usual) ! you’re the only one who can do that ! woow, i like this poem so much ! and thtas so nice you share it with us, thank you.
Martine,
A bum is a vagrant, hobo, or ‘forgotten man’ as you had suggested.
Perhaps some want to be forgotten.
I really enjoyed the visual imagery of this post (the photo) and the mental imagery (the poem).
–Kevin
JetFuel says: I was in Portland from Fresno last Thursday and I swear I saw that bum and his evil twins near and around Pioneer Plaza. Oh hold on, that was the Blazers rally. My bad.
Ed says: Now I myself want a dumb little bum doll. Where can I score one? Whom can I call? Oh where can I find me a little bum doll? Perhaps at the mall?
Lany says: Nice work Ed.That was sweet.
If you could score one, what would you do?
How could such a doll satisfy you?
On the outside he’s humble but inside he’s blue
Just a dumb little bum doll…so sad and so true
Where to find one, I haven’t a clue
Perhaps he’s just one….or one of a few
Lany says: My crack at a bum doll poem (please bare with me…. I’ve been living on an average of 4 hrs. of sleep)
Well I picked up this bum doll somewhere along the way
My boyfriend just left me with only one thing to say……
“It’s me or the bum doll, just take your pick”
Bum doll needed a place to stay and my boyfriend’s a dick
Now I’m boohoo’in in my beer
With bum doll sittin’ right here
Keepin’ me company with each shedded tear
I talk and he listens without talking back
He’s creepin’ me out cuz he stares at my rack
All he does is sits and he stares
He won’t eat, he won’t bathe, and I don’t think he cares
“Bum doll, you’re such a tweaked and depressing dumb ass….
You’ve caused me to lose my mind in the short time that has passed.”
Two orders of business here today:
#1 – All good things must come to an end, and it is obvious to me that the squirrel I referred to in my earlier posting has been casually discarded by my loving wife. Is nothing sacred? HOWEVER… This squirrel looks very much like him, though mine was a bit older, and holding a guitar rather than a banjo. Kind of like the difference between young and old Willie Nelson.
#2 – Lany, Ed – Those were great. Maybe I could prattle on for a second.
Even a bum
used to suck on his thumb
For he had a mother too
Along the way
he had some bad days
now broken, he can’t continue
Perhaps someone
could give him some love
could it be you?
To this plastic doll:
We have inexplicably fallen
deeply entranced with you
Lany says: Kevin,
Thank you for the compliment as it is deeply appreciated. Yours is really cool, and you made a good point. I almost wrote one about falling in love with the doll (maybe I’ll try when I get even less sleep), however, I did try to reach out to “bum doll” in my last posted poem…..even if I was being a little silly. I love to write poems & I have written tons of them. Tragically, I’ve been experiencing some pretty harsh & unforgiving writers block for about the past year or so. I’m starting to come around again, thanks to you guys. I just needed an unusual subject to spark my interest. I really hope Courtney continues to share his poetry with us as it is a beautiful thing. Oh….. that squirrel pic is really cute too.
Ed says: Wow you guys are good. Im clearly no poet and believe me I know it. That doll is just intriguing as hell. If I ever happen upon that fucker Im buying him.
Lany says: Ed,
Don’t be so hard on yourself. I enjoyed your rhyme. Good luck finding the doll. I’ve racked my brain & can’t seem to think of anywhere that would surely have one. Maybe ebay? Let us know if you find one.
AltRockRN says: Ok, there’s some weird connection between children and bums that keeps resurfacing throughout the years. In the 60′s, kids used to actually dress up as bums for Halloween. Then there are all those clowns that dress up as bums. Now this hideous doll. Its some kind of conspiracy.
