Runner Up: Assisting to Deceive by John Oliak

Search

December 23, 2010

Runner Up: Assisting to Deceive by John Oliak

Congratulations John Oliak. Your poem "Assisting to Deceive" is the runner up in our pantoum contest:

Assisting to Deceive

Your call is important to us, please stay on the line.
All of our representatives are assisting to deceive.
Please keep listening to this message at this time.
Your call will be handled in the order it was received.

All of our representatives are assisting to deceive.
Please understand that your inquiry is important to us.
Your call will be handled in the order it was received.
You may allow this message to act as your reprieve.

Please understand that your inquiry is important to us,
But our representatives are deceiving other callers.
You may allow this message to act as your reprieve.
Your call will be handled in the order it was received.

Our representatives are deceiving other callers.
Please keep listening to this message at this time.
Your call will be handled in the order it was received.
You are important to us, please stay on the line.

Posted by The Best American Poetry on December 23, 2010 at 06:00 PM in Brainteasers | Permalink

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00e54fe4158b88330147e0f7d3ea970b

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Runner Up: Assisting to Deceive by John Oliak:

Comments

Thank you so much for publishing my poem. I really appreciate the honor and am proud to have been chosen. John

Posted by: John | January 01, 2011 at 11:35 PM

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

Posted by: |

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Your comment could not be posted. Error type:

Your comment has been posted. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

Recent Posts

Radio

I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark

from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman