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“Love Against Aggravation” by Rob MacWolf
Today we present a poem by Rob MacWolf, who’s going to force poetry into anywhere he can, which you can see for yourself in his book "You Look Lost, Pup" from Bewere Books, and you can find more of his stories on itchio.
Read by Solomon Harries, Cuddly Badger Dad.
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Transcript
You’re
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:Poetry
Speaker:Month
Speaker:on
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog. Today
Speaker:we
Speaker:present a poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf, who’s
Speaker:going
Speaker:to force
Speaker:poetry into anywhere
Speaker:he
Speaker:can,
Speaker:which
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:see
Speaker:for
Speaker:yourself
Speaker:in
Speaker:his
Speaker:book "You
Speaker:Look
Speaker:Lost,
Speaker:Pup"
Speaker:from
Speaker:Bewere
Speaker:Books,
Speaker:and
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:more
Speaker:of
Speaker:his
Speaker:stories
Speaker:on
Speaker:itchio.
Read
by
Speaker:Solomon
Speaker:Harries, Cuddly
Speaker:Badger
Speaker:Dad.
Please
enjoy
“Love
Against
Speaker:Aggravation,”
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf
What
glorious
Speaker:loves
Speaker:does
Speaker:history
Speaker:display,
But
Speaker:greater
Speaker:still
Speaker:is
Speaker:trust.
There's
grander,
Speaker:more
Speaker:luxurious
Speaker:ways
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
But
Speaker:this
Speaker:will
Speaker:do
Speaker:for
Speaker:us.
As
once,
Speaker:within
Speaker:a
Speaker:earth-cool
Speaker:family
Speaker:room,
I
shepherded
Speaker:bright
Speaker:marbles
Speaker:through
Speaker:the
Speaker:gloom
Quite
Speaker:ignorant
Speaker:of
Speaker:all
The
ibis
Speaker:gambling
Speaker:days
Speaker:out
Speaker:of
Speaker:the
Speaker:moon,
The
kingdom-cheating
Speaker:princes
Speaker:and
Speaker:their
Speaker:doom,
The
Speaker:horses
Speaker:wondrous
Speaker:small,
So
do
Speaker:we
Speaker:sit
Speaker:now,
Speaker:in
Speaker:the
Speaker:cool
Speaker:of
Speaker:day,
Desire
Speaker:superfluous.
I
stroke
Speaker:your
Speaker:hair.
Speaker:Upon
Speaker:my
Speaker:breast
Speaker:you
Speaker:lay
Your
Speaker:forehead's
Speaker:weariness.
What
glorious
Speaker:loves
Speaker:does
Speaker:history
Speaker:display,
But
Speaker:greater
Speaker:still
Speaker:is
Speaker:trust.
There's
grander,
Speaker:more
Speaker:luxurious
Speaker:ways
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
But
Speaker:this
Speaker:will
Speaker:do
Speaker:for
Speaker:us.
Some
have
Speaker:had
Speaker:gilded
Speaker:gameboards,
Speaker:jeweled
Speaker:pawns,
Entire
palaces
Speaker:with
Speaker:gracious
Speaker:lawns,
For
Speaker:passions
Speaker:as
Speaker:for
Speaker:games,
But
I'm
Speaker:content
Speaker:with
Speaker:years-worn
Speaker:cardboard,
Speaker:and
The
incidental
Speaker:brushes
Speaker:of
Speaker:your
Speaker:hand
When
Speaker:you
Speaker:my
Speaker:pieces
Speaker:claim.
And aye,
I
Speaker:have
Speaker:been
Speaker:wayward.
Speaker:I
Speaker:shall
Speaker:stray
Proudly
Speaker:promiscuous
When
you,
Speaker:asexual,
Speaker:comfort-craving,
Speaker:stay
Secure,
Speaker:somniferous.
What
glorious
Speaker:loves does
Speaker:history
Speaker:display,
But
Speaker:greater
Speaker:still
Speaker:is
Speaker:trust.
There's
grander,
Speaker:more
Speaker:luxurious
Speaker:ways
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
But
Speaker:this
Speaker:will
Speaker:do
Speaker:for
Speaker:us.
For
you
Speaker:have
Speaker:had
Speaker:your
Speaker:journeys
Speaker:oft
Speaker:curtailed.
You
roll
Speaker:the
Speaker:dice.
Speaker:You
Speaker:find
Speaker:the
Speaker:dice
Speaker:have
Speaker:failed.
Desire
Speaker:begets
Speaker:frustration.
And
some
Speaker:have
Speaker:thought
Speaker:me
Speaker:no
Speaker:good
Speaker:match
Speaker:for
Speaker:thee,
In
board
Speaker:game
Speaker:as
Speaker:in
Speaker:sexuality,
A
Speaker:crass
Speaker:insinuation.
But
I'll
Speaker:hold
Speaker:aggravations
Speaker:well
Speaker:away,
However
Speaker:ludicrous.
As
little
Speaker:sorry
Speaker:may
Speaker:I
Speaker:need
Speaker:to
Speaker:say
As
Speaker:you
Speaker:have
Speaker:need
Speaker:of
Speaker:lust.
What
glorious
Speaker:loves does
Speaker:history
Speaker:display,
But
Speaker:greater
Speaker:still
Speaker:is
Speaker:trust.
There's
grander,
Speaker:more
Speaker:luxurious
Speaker:ways
Speaker:to
Speaker:play
But
Speaker:this
Speaker:will
Speaker:do
Speaker:for
Speaker:us.
I
could
Speaker:make
Speaker:puns
Speaker:on
Speaker:Parcheesi
Speaker:all
Speaker:day...
But
Speaker:no
Speaker:more
Speaker:needless
Speaker:fuss.
Call
it storge,
Or
Speaker:agape,
Okay?
It's quite
enough
Speaker:for
Speaker:us.
This
was “Love
Speaker:Against
Speaker:Aggravation”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf,
Speaker:read
Speaker:for
Speaker:you
Speaker:by
Speaker:Solomon
Speaker:Harries,
Speaker:Cuddly
Speaker:Badger
Speaker:Dad.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
