Lost in San Diego by Flynn O’Brien

April 21, 2010 by Scot

Girls in sweatpants with words on the ass
I’m looking for the pair that says
Jesus

Posted in Flynn O'Brien | Tagged poetry | 7 Comments

on April 21, 2010 at 11:00 am | Reply Scot

Flynn O’Brien lives in San Francisco.
on April 21, 2010 at 10:51 pm | Reply Joe Miller

I am looking for a pair that says Joe
on April 22, 2010 at 6:08 pm | Reply David

Brilliant.
on April 25, 2010 at 3:33 pm | Reply Harry Calhoun

David stole my comment. This is absolutely one of those brief slips of brilliance that brightens up your day. Bravo!
on April 25, 2010 at 10:48 pm | Reply rob

brilliant!
so much depends upon
the words on the rear parts
of pants
on April 27, 2010 at 5:25 pm | Reply David

Yes, what I find brilliant about this simple poem is, well, 1. it is funny and I would love to see a pair of sweatpants that said that, but 2. how it brings together desire and despair, hope and longing–and where is it found–in carnal love, in god, either of which could or could not exist at all (for that person), could be found or never found at all, as intimated in this poem. 3. it represents our bizarre American commercial culture that seems so bent on “ass” while also being over-the-top religious and presents both in such a kitschy, shallow, impotent, and therefore desperate, way (our commercial culture presents them (sex and spirituality) that way, that is).
on April 28, 2010 at 4:14 am | Reply db

“Reebok” is Aramaic for “Jesus”