The Critic

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON
WHO IS BETTER THAN YOU
WHO DOESN'T ALWAYS SHARE
YOUR POINT OF VIEW

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON
WHO HAS A BETTER VOCABULARY
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY USE IT
WHEN YOU READ THEIR POETRY

WELL I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL
I AM FAR FROM BEING A NOVELIST
I GUESS I'M STILL A ROOKIE
NOT EVEN CONSIDERED AN ARTIST

I GUESS I'M BAD WITH MY PUNCTUATION
PERIOD, COLON, SEMI-COLON, COMMA
I DON'T MIND THE OCCASSIONAL CRITIC
BUT PLEASE SPARE ME, THE NECESSARY DRAMA

MAYBE I'LL NEVER WIN THE PULITZER PRIZE

MAYBE I'LL NEVER GET A PUBLISHED BOOK
BUT AS LONG AS MY WORDS TOUCH SOMEONE
THEY'LL BE THERE FOR ANYONE TO LOOK

I KNOW YOUR WORDS ARE HARSH
AND MEANT TO GET UNDER MY SKIN
AS LONG AS WE ALL KEEP WRITING
YOU'LL BE AT IT ONCE AGAIN!

BY: JWM
5-30-23