Ode to an ancient Greek hippy

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 14

Challenge – write a parody or satire based on a famous poem – challenge accepted.

I chose a classic poem I had never read before, Ode to a Grecian Urn by Keats (do NOT judge me!).

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So, Like I’m sitting in this field as the sun comes up,
Man, it was amazing.
The grass was an obscene green,
The sky a myriad of blue hues,
There was love all around,
And we were like,
Singing, and
Dancing, and
Playing music,
And getting high, really high, like soooooooooo high.
Some cats were really getting it on man. Proper.

Then I see this can.

Like, it’s a beer can man,
A can of Mythos man, and it was like talking;
To me.
It was like no other trip before man,
You know?
Like wow, a talking can man!

And it starts talking to me,
Just me.
Yeah man, I know, tres trippy!

And it’s going on about wild times,
Wild trees and wild people,
And love man, so much love.
And hot chicks, really hot chicks.

Then there’s this crazy band playing
And I can hear the singer calling me with her words,
“We are the chosen few, we are going to live forever”
Blew my mind man, that talking can.

Then, then, then there’s this mad cow man,
Yeah, like horns and udders and everything man,
And still the talking can,
Cos cans can talk man, you know?
Yeah man.

And this cow starts to, what is it?
Low! That’s it low – I’ve been reading man, you get me?
And then the field starts to fill with people,
Crazy people from all over the world,
It was like a love gathering, so many beautiful people,
And they had all come to see the can man,
No, not a “Can Man”, the can, man!
You get me? Stay with the trip man,

Please.

I wanted to stay there forever and ever,
I’d found true nirvana,
I was in paradise with THE can.
I loved that can, like only a real can man can.

But then someone stood on my weed.

Have you got any cheese?

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