My idea for an interaction with Paul Guest's My Index Of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge came pretty early on. He has a couple of poems called "Audio Commentary", and I thought it would be fun to revisit a movie that I hadn't seen in over a decade, and watch it with the sound and subtitles off and write a poem to it. I spent a couple off weeks fighting with writing a poem about Police Academy IV but it's tough to laugh about police these days. I thought I might have to scrap the idea completely when someone brought up Gremlins 2 in conversation, and I realized it would make a great Self-Help poem. Audio Commentary: Gremlins 2 The New Batch
Adam Stone The sidekick becomes the main attraction and nothing works out Flattened Belittled Dressed for spectacle New york Limo in the gutter A television asks an ancient stereotype to change into the costume of expectations The past refuses Even the parody of the future looks dated The gentrification of history relocates love into science Remember when you could smoke in buildings as long as you were off the clock The introduction of those important enough to survive the plot The adorability of depression Everyone who wants is blind to the prize's needs Sometimes rules are broken by chance Sometimes the next generation seems unrecognizable yet familiar Devouring Infestation Everything on video Putting the mimes back in boxes Love is always a misunderstading The monsters have taken over the television studios It's raining doom The monsters dress just like us now Shred them Evacuate the extras Invite your enemies into your arms Let science improve your chances of survival Adapt Become a smarter monster Surrender your desire to become something permanent Interrupt your own narrative for a gag To beg cameo from a different kind of monster Opportune Explore your identity as a monster capable of being desired Evolve Confront the parts of yourself no one believes in Put your devil on hold Allow yourself to get caught to find out who will come to rescue you When you recognize the demon in yourself kill it in front of everyone Burn down your progeny to save your now Stage a musical number to horrify the people who've stuck with you Give your demons everything they've dreamed then use them to kill each other When the rescue party comes reveal how you've already saved yourself Show them how you keep the potential of your future undoing in a box Shine a bright light on it
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