Awesome, For SOCS

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Awesome

There was a time when awesome really meant ”inspiring awe”—
events like the moon landing that made one drop one’s jaw,
sights of numbing beauty or achievements of great skill,
art pieces by the masters or achievements of great will.

Yosemite is awesome and so is Everest.
Those climbing it are “awesome.” I admit they are the best.
But today the word has fallen into widespread use—
ubiquitous right to the point where it’s become abuse.

Rap music is awesome, as is that way-cool blouse.
You drive an awesome car and live inside an awesome house.
My neighbor’s beau is awesome. So are her dog and cat.
Her garden blooms are awesome, like her new purse and hat.

You might have guessed by now that awesome’s not my favorite word.
I think the overuse of it is frankly quite absurd.
This pizza is not awesome, though you may find me petty
for saying it is merely good, and so is the spaghetti.

Your child is lovely, so’s your dress, your silverware and smile.
But none of them are awesome—that word brings up my bile.
Please use some other word for it—some adjectival jaw full.
Because in my opinion, using awesome’s simply awwful!!

Not Awesome

Since the SOCS prompt is awe/aww! I believe it justifies running this poem by you one more time.

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

21 thoughts on “Awesome, For SOCS”

    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Thanks, willow. That sunrise shot is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. And I must say it is one of the very few sunrises I’ve seen since moving to Mexico 24 years ago as my house faces west and the east is obscured by trees and mountains. On this day I was driving into town for some reason at a very early hour and must admit I took this while driving! Shhh don’t tell. It was so early, there were practically no other cars on the road. And those are, I must admit, some of my favorite socks. Rest assured I don’t wear them together.

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  5. bikerchick57's avatarbikerchick57

    Ha! I still use that word, but hopefully not too much. I think the word today is “fire” if you love an outfit or car or something cool. Is “cool” overused too? I don’t know because I’m too old to be in touch with current “hip” words.

    I’m going to stop now before I move onto “gnarly” and “groovy” and you ban me forever for commenting on your “awesome” posts 😉

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      I must admit, I used “cool” and I’m so out of it, I had never heard “fire” used in any context other than panic…and must say I forgive you for considering my poetry awesome if it is a sincere usage of the word. How could I chide you for it?

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      It may be but luckily it doesn’t irritate me..I am just flattered that you would use it to describe my poem! Must admit I use it a lot as well..but sincerely so.

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