Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Vincent Seeger: Sestina for Codependent Cartoon Super-villains Aka The Homoerotic Misadventures of Shredder and Krang



We prove that evil can stand together,
even in the face of our ninja foes.
We will have our world domination
as one, we will destroy these…turtles.
Convoluted plans always bring defeat
from you blame is almost all that I hear,

that and their blasted, wretched theme music.
Cowabunga they shout all together!
Oh, how I desire to bring them defeat,
yet with friends like you who has time for foes?
I would end you if not for the turtles
loathing must submit to domination

Saki, I will have world domination
Despite your stupid bumbling, you hear?
I don’t want excuses about turtles!
If we are going to work together,
you must show me that you can beat these foes.
With a body I could teach them defeat,

the way they have always taught you defeat.
It is good they don’t want world domination.
All of your schemes fail against noble foes.
Whining, and grousing are all that I hear.
Mousers, mutants, and ninjas together
lie in broken heaps before the turtles.

Krang!  You must aid me against the turtles.
I grow so weary of feeling defeat.
Perhaps if they did not fight together,
perhaps some form of mental domination.
Through channel six send waves that they can hear.
Do it or you will become my new foe.

Saki, I would be safer as your foe. 
Maybe I will help the ninja turtles,
maybe, that is what you wanted to hear.
From the start, we have been self-defeating.
We must always vie for domination,
can we ever truly be together?

Are we just foes, living in defeat?
Stress over turtles. Who is dominant?
When I speak can you hear? Us, together?


3 comments:

Unknown said...

Obviously not getting enough sleep.

Marina Endicott said...

Ha! Neither am I!

PaddySnuffles said...

Must be something going 'round - I haven't either. ;P