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i'm getting mean
Contributed by
JohnYamrus
on
Sunday, 9th December 2007 @ 02:23:26 PM in AEST
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i’m getting mean,
and i don’t like it,
but i just can’t take all the
bad poetry i’m seeing.
i know i should stop looking,
because there’s nothing good
out there…
nothing with heart and guts and soul,
but i keep on looking.
and i get the letters…
“my son’s a writer.
he’s had some things published
in 2 online magazines
and he intends to be a poet.
he’s written sonnets
and has the most absolutely lovely
rhymes.
i feel so good
and special and
sweet
when i read his things.
i even told him
he should send some of his
poems
to hallmark,
they’re that good.
i’m just writing to you because
i heard you’re
a poet also.
even though i
i never read any of your poems
i just had to tell you
that he wants to be a poet
in the worst way
and i’m writing to you
to hear what you had to say.”
dear ma’am, it’s too late…
i received your letter this morning
concerning your son
wanting to be a poet in the worst way…
i’m afraid
he already is.
Copyright ©
JohnYamrus
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2007-12-09 14:23:26]
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Re: i'm getting mean
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by emystar on
Sunday, 9th December 2007 @ 05:09:09 PM AEST
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Funny with a bite to it.
Great writing.
huggs, smiles,
emy |
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Re: i'm getting mean
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by Xnoybis on
Tuesday, 11th December 2007 @ 05:06:37 PM AEST
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I really love your style, which this poem showcases. Straightforward, no bull--...often deadpan with the undertones that make writing interesting. Leaving the reader with enough room to associate.
Deifnitely has "heart and guts and soul".. |
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Re: i'm getting mean
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by little_genna on
Sunday, 6th January 2008 @ 01:46:41 PM AEST
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i hardly ever acknowledge when someone calls me a poet or tells me i have talent. Quite frankly i know my stuff is rough and has no correct style... i write because i always have since i was about 8. but doesnt mean i am any good...
i love this poem because its absolutely true and i will hold my hands up that my stuff is in the middle of the rubbish out there! especially my newer and really old stuff..
you have quite a talent with your words to make people to actually stop and think. i love how blunt your words can be yet so soft at the same time... thats not quite right...
anyway again thanks for pointing me in this direction. |
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