When can I write? I don't have time today.
When can I write? This email needs reply.
When can I write? My baby starts to cry.
When can I write? My wife just ran away.
I have no time. I don't know what to say.
I have no time. No matter how I try.
I have no time. Perhaps next year, July.
I have no time. I'm not a Hemingway.
Ideas come when I fall asleep, while sitting on my throne.
I scribble on the breakfast table, in an undertone.
The metro meets a metaphor; it hits my funny bone.
Each email is paid exercise, each list a combat zone.
Good poetry is everywhere, I grab it on my phone
And work it out on Sunday night, when finally alone.
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Precious Poetry
PoetryFrom PROBLEM to POEM in 7 steps the Why, Where, When, What, Who, How & Wow of writing poetry Ai Ni and Ronaldo made this book to help poor people in Haiti, to build a school and teach them the art of a happy life. A warning upfront from the editor:...
