Please - please read my poems. Leave comments to no end. However, don't critque them - Just leave <i>praise,</i> my friends. You see: I need attention badly. I must constantly be assured. "You're the greatest poet I've ever met!" I long to hear those words. Now: If you <i>do</i> critique my poetry, I'll respond in rapid defense. This's a place of applause - not honesty. The latter just doesn't make sense. So: I thought I might as well say it. Because - without the "please read" - You might happen to open the poem, And never know how to proceed. Now: I believe this is completely necessary; I <i>never</i> write for me - just for <i>you!</i> To write for oneself is so selfish. And without your wonderful, precious, constant, undying, unconditional appeasing - I don't know what I'd do.
Reason for writing:
If a poem were so important to me that I wanted EVERYONE to read it, I would never cheapen it with the words "please read." It's desperate and completely tasteless in my opinion. So, I just had to get that off my chest. Regardless of the controversy it might stir up. Hope you enjoyed it.
Birth sign: Capricorn
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