why write a poem
why would you
strangle a poem at birth
drown it in hessian
thoughts come
where would you send them
return to sender
poems happen
would you tear down the aerial
un-dial the tuner
poems are eternal
when everyone is dead
the poem will sit
for waiting to be read
read waiting
that’s why not
~~~
look granddad
sit on the settee and shut up
or write a poem
we don’t care
but if you write a poem
i’ll read it
