I Wrote A Poem
(copyright 2025 by Michael Walker)
I wrote a poem
It took me
40 years
To write
As bloody as the
Illiad
And full of
Typos.
I wrote a poem
It took me
40 years
To write
I wrote it on
The backs of
Envelopes
For overdue
Bills.
I wrote a poem
It took me
40 years
To write
140 sonnets
For another man’s
Rebel
Wife.
I wrote a poem
It took me
40 years
To write
One perfect sunset seen
That I could never
Fully
Describe.
I wrote a poem
It took me
40 years
To write
Hanging around in
Biker bars
With better poets
Than
Myself.