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i took out a reverse mortgage on my poem

had some extra words to work with

didn't have to pay extreme monthly emotions

 

made my poem worth a bit more

but when it came time for me to expire

the confusion of syllables 

summoned me a lawyer in verse

 

to figure out what i died owing

to that Great Bard in the sky.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/28/2021

Reviews

[Ruth]

This rendered me tearful and thoughtful dear Jacob...amazing delivery in a poem. Do we ever give all in our words or reserve that which we wish we did write/purge...sometimes the poem is intended in a certain way and yet it comes out differently to the intention...what is the depths we have gone to to deliver, I always say each poem is a sacrifice of the writer...we die a little each poem. This is a beautiful piece Jacob...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your very kind review, Ruth, and yes, "we die a little each poem"---absolutely. But I think it is worth that sacrifice.
Who else will do it, but poets?
j.