Ya think? Obamas disturbing poem on man-boy relationship Posted on May 25, 2013 by Dr. Eowyn When Barack Obama was a 19-year-old student at Occidental College, he published two poems in the Spring 1982 issue of Occidentals literary magazine, Feast. One is the cringe-worthy Underground about apes that eat figs. The other poem, Pop, is much more interesting, biographical, and disturbing. Pop Sitting in his seat, a seat broad and broken In, sprinkled with ashes, Pop switches channels, takes another Shot of Seagrams, neat, and asks What to do with me, a green young man Who fails to consider the Flim and flam of the world, since Things have been easy for me; I stare hard at his face, a stare That deflects off his brow; Im sure hes unaware of his Dark, watery eyes, that Glance in different directions, And his slow, unwelcome twitches, Fail to pass. I listen, nod, Listen, open, till I cling to his pale, Beige T-shirt, yelling, Yelling in his ears, that hang With heavy lobes, but hes still telling His joke, so I ask why Hes so unhappy, to which he replies
But I dont care anymore, cause He took too damn long, and from Under my seat, I pull out the Mirror Ive been saving; Im laughing, Laughing loud, the blood rushing from his face To mine, as he grows small, A spot in my brain, something That may be squeezed out, like a Watermelon seed between Two fingers. Pop takes another shot, neat, Points out the same amber Stain on his shorts that Ive got on mine, and Makes me smell his smell, coming From me; he switches channels, recites an old poem He wrote before his mother died, Stands, shouts, and asks For a hug, as I shrink, my Arms barely reaching around His thick, oily neck, and his broad back; cause I see my face, framed within Pops black-framed glasses And know hes laughing too.
POP??????????