Thursday, April 30, 2020

poem: is a poem a goodnight kiss? 4:30

this is the last poem of april
and
the challenge
was
one poem a day for april

not every poem
was
a good poem
and
i think that that's natural
as it should be

will i do one poem a day
for all the month of may
i don't think
i don't think i will
for
i love poems
i love to write poems
but
not necessarily poem-y poems

it's a hard question
because
is it better to write a poem every day
to get the three good ones in a month
or
to trust
that you will write the three good poems
without the impetus
write a damn poem
damn you

and yet
to sit up thinking
to try to write a poem
that isn't wanting to poem
well
i think you see my point

goodnight sweetheart
i love you very much