Do you know how to tell a good poem from a bad one? It’s easy. I can teach you.
Just crumple up a sheet of paper and throw it into the bin in the far corner. The bad poem never reaches it. It will always drop somewhere halfway, rebounding off the rim then rolling beneath your sofa. Argh! And there you go, swearing, to pick it up and toss it in from a little closer.
But the good poem always makes it. Hell… now you’re groaning and you have to go over to the bin to retrieve it. But, did you know… you can choose to forget it instead. Just leave it in the bin. Don’t worry. The really good poem will never leave your head. I should know. I’ve checked.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
© All rights reserved 2016
unbolt me 
You guys are an inspiration! … These are indeed words birth from experience!
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Thank you so much! How very kind of you! 😀
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You are welcome
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…and truth must be told hahaha
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Indeedy! Hee hee! 😛
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That analysis is deep.. haha well there is actually something else you can do post it on WP.
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True dat! WP is great for this kinda thing! Thanks for visiting with us. 🙂
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So far, I have kept good in a hardbound journal, where they can not easily get lost.
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Unless one were to accidentally throw it in the trash! Thank goodness that isn’t highly likely. 😛
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Damn. You mean all those stories I ditched were the good ones, and the ones I keep sending out are useless. Need to try this again…
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Hee hee! Good luck, Sarah! 😛
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God. We must be related!!! 🤣 Cheers and Thank You!!! Nice to know I’m not the only one. 🙂
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Hee hee! You’re welcome! 😛
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😄
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OH, yes! Even short pieces end up this way. The stuff we think is great should be what hits the can.
Love this!
Sunny
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Good point well made, Sunny. Thanks so much for visiting with us!
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An apple a day,
Yes, does keep the doctor away:
Throw the rotten ones.
Don’t throw poems in the trash
Throw ’em at the crowds who boo.
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Good idea! 😉
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Wonderful! I’m going to bounce this off the ‘poets’ in our writers’ club, particularly as I was asking them recently what a ‘poem’ is, and see what their reaction is. Makes sense to me.
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We’d love to know what they make of it! We hope you’ll keep us updated! 🙂
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Wonderful!! ☺
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Thanks so much for visiting with us, Anand! 🙂
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