Dear Ed.
You'll have to forgive me if I
stop favoriting most of your work. It's all spectacular,
and if good poems were gravy,
I'd need more bread.
And a bucket.
But you see,
33 years ago, despite my uncontainable appreciation
for the many high school graduation checks,
I broke me sense of gratitude
while handwriting out scores of "thank you notes.”
Now, I’m unable to offer even the slightest compliment
with these ungrateful fingers.
So forgive me, if I'm hard-pressed
to as much as click a “heart”
or a “thumbs up” button;
for even one more of your upgrades to the Holy Grail.
And don’t bother clicking my stuff. There are no more
thank-you fish in Walden pond;
I’m ingrate enough for the both of us.
Just know
as my mouse goes quiet, your **** is **** good.
**** good.
"And that goes for the rest of you
poems."
Sep 16, 2014
Sep 16, 2014 at 6:37 PM UTC
Dear Ed.
You'll have to forgive me if I
stop favoriting most of your work. It's all spectacular,
and if good poems were gravy,
I'd need more bread.
And a bucket.
But you see,
33 years ago, despite my uncontainable appreciation
for the many high school graduation checks,
I broke me sense of gratitude
while handwriting out scores of "thank you notes.”
Now, I’m unable to offer even the slightest compliment
with these ungrateful fingers.
So forgive me, if I'm hard-pressed
to as much as click a “heart”
or a “thumbs up” button;
for even one more of your upgrades to the Holy Grail.
And don’t bother clicking my stuff. There are no more
thank-you fish in Walden pond;
I’m ingrate enough for the both of us.
Just know
as my mouse goes quiet, your **** is **** good.
**** good.
"And that goes for the rest of you
poems."
Ed Coles is a great poet, and I'm proud when people walk by and see his poetry on my computer screen. (seriously, that's the last compliment)
