The Saturday poetry prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub is to write about pop culture, to create a poetry version of pop art. I immediately thought of a pop art sculpture my son made two summers ago. The bendy straw and plastic cup are definitely part of our pop culture, the staple of fast food restaurants. So I wrote a poem about his sculpture and included a picture.
My Giant Straw
A giant straw
meticulously crafted
of paper-wrapped straws
adorns my living room
Why? Because
the paper-wrapped straws
were there
crying out to be used
But a giant straw
can’t stand alone
A giant cup
swiftly crafted
of plastic cups
adorns my living room
Why? Because
a giant straw
all alone
has no purpose
Do you think
Giant Burger might
want to buy it?
