Thursday, September 24, 2020

Overread at Table 4: Just Because

Just Because


Just because you put a scientific term in a poem does not make it erudite.

Just because you put love in a poem does not make it a poem about love.

Just because you put "I" in a poem does not make it personal.

Just because you do whatever the fuck you want in a poem does not make it worth reading.

Just because you put race in a poem does not make it important.

Just because you put "fuck" in a poem does not make it "edgy."

Just because you put some thought into a poem does not make it brilliant.

Just because you wrote a poem does not make you a sensitive soul.

It does, however, make you a poet,

good or bad, I suppose the reader gets to decide.




MR

2020-0924


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