Murderous Poems


by Patrick Carlen

I do not love writing poems.
They give me a bitter feeling inside.
Many people are very wise when it comes to writing poetry,
But me, I am like a blind man
Trying to watch TV.
My poems don't make people smile.
They make them feel like they have a dagger
Driving straight through to their hearts.
Many poems flow as smoothly as a song,
But mine flow like dried concrete.
So stay far away from my poems
Unless you're into that whole
Dagger and heart thing.

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