after I’m dead
I know I will never be famous
no collections I write
will ever be proudly displayed
on someone’s shelf
no one will ever be able to
recite any of my poems
my name
will
never
be remembered
and in all
honesty
I don't care
I would rather
make one person smile now
where I can appreciate it
than
have millions
appreciate me
after I’m dead
August 28, 2014
