don’t read this
seriously
don’t waste your time
go take a walk or
something
anything,
but reading
yet another
damn poem
you got better
things to do
pretty much
anything is
better than
reading a
stupid poem
about stupid
nothing
you never get
this time back
it is gone
you done wasted it
and what did you
get out of it?
nothing
nothing,
because
you can only
get out
what you
put in
6 thoughts on "don’t read this"
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Read it twice. Captures a mood. Nice.
Thank you, Bernard–that is very kind.
I like how this poem, like poetry itself, holds a tension between what the reader expects and what the poem intends.
That is very kind–thank you, Shaun.
Of course I had to read it once I saw the title! Nicely done.
Thank you so much, Pam.