even this one can't be used again

even this one can't be used again

 

 

i am recycling

my life

 

to mint new poems

but they are stale

and raw

putrid with the stench

of overused metaphor

 

maybe recycling is a bad idea

since the first life

isn't worth the words

that made it breathe.

Reviews

[Kane Hagwood]

I feel like a big part of writing is recycling things and turning them into our own. Even if at time we indulge in the use of overused metaphors (I've been guilty of that myself). So long as you enjoy the process and pour your heart into it, that's what counts. This was a fun little read. Nice work :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I wonder if there is really such a thing as intellectual property...maybe everything we write now is borrowed from something we have seen or heard.
thank you, Kane,
j.