Is this all to stop you from making babies?Will your silence leave your lineage dead on the vine?No heir, no echo, no little you to carrythe busted family torch through the damn decline? Look, the world is rough enough as it is,and if you die with all that beauty locked away,someone’s gonna lose out, plain … Continue reading #Don’t Be That Parent (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 9 for Gen X)
Playlist of Regret, Midlife Edition (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 8 for Gen X)
Music to hear, why the hell do you hear it sad?Sweet sounds are meant to light you up, not wreck your mood.Why does your soul get all moody when it should be glad,Like some old playlist that keeps dragging you through the rude? If each note had a mate, a second, a partner in crime,They’d … Continue reading Playlist of Regret, Midlife Edition (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 8 for Gen X)
Sunrise, Midlife, and the Damn Reminder to Shine (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 7 for Gen X)
Lo, in the east, the bright sun does its daily flex,And everyone’s eyes turn up like, “Damn, here it comes.”Climbing the sky like some overachieving bastard,It makes the young world lean in and pay attention. But when it’s at its peak, all hot and famous,It’s got that whole “I’m untouchable” vibe going on;So, scoured by … Continue reading Sunrise, Midlife, and the Damn Reminder to Shine (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 7 for Gen X)
Don’t Let Time Eat Your Prime (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 6 for Gen X)
Then, why not let your better self stay bright,Before rude winter snatches all that shine?Make some sweet legacy before the nightTurns your hot summer into useless wine. The beauty in you shouldn’t f***ing fade,Nor leave your face all hollow and used up;For that’s the kind of loss no one can aidWhen time tips over your … Continue reading Don’t Let Time Eat Your Prime (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 6 for Gen X)
Summer’s a Sneaky B**ch (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 5 for Gen X)
Those hours that made those sweet, easy facesWill wreck them hard with time’s relentless grip;What’s lovely now gets chewed up by its own damn pace,And every bright day starts to come apart and slip. For never-resting Time keeps pushing throughAnd takes the bloom right out of every fine thing;What was all glow and heat gets … Continue reading Summer’s a Sneaky B**ch (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 5 for Gen X)
Money Don’t Multiply on Its Own (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 4 for Gen X)
Why do you keep, you pretty damn spender,Hoarding your looks and letting them sit there?Nature gave you a whole lot to render,But you’re acting like beauty just ain’t fair. Look at yourself: you’ve got a wild-ass loanOf grace and charm that was never really yours;You’re just a middleman, sitting on stolen gold,Supposed to pass it … Continue reading Money Don’t Multiply on Its Own (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 4 for Gen X)
Mirror, Mirror, Don’t Be a Damn Fool (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen X)
Look in the glass, and tell the face you seeThe time of day — before it’s had its way.Now is the time to give yourself to me,Or else you’re gonna watch your best years fray. For where is all that fire your face once wore?Where’s all that heat, that swagger, that damn glow?It’s fading, plain … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror, Don’t Be a Damn Fool (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 3 for Gen X)
Don’t Let Time Roast You (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 2 for Gen X)
When forty winters shall have clocked your face,And carved deep lines into your once-smooth brow,Your youth, all hot and shiny, out of place,Will look like some old-ass thing from way back now. Then beauty, draped in clothes you used to wear,Will ask, “Who the hell are you?” with a sneer,And people will see through the … Continue reading Don’t Let Time Roast You (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 2 for Gen X)
Don’t Let Your Damn Light Die Out (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 1 for Gen X)
From hottest looks we still expect fresh fire,So beauty’s not some dusty VHS tape;But when the old-school smoke-show starts to tire,Some younger version keeps the whole thing shaped. But you, locked in your own damn head all day,Feeding your ego like it’s bottomless fries,Burning your future for a quick buffet,Too blind to see the world … Continue reading Don’t Let Your Damn Light Die Out (Revisionist Shakespeare – Sonnet 1 for Gen X)