Runester

i don’t trust poets

poets always say simple things in complex ways
obfuscating banalities,
weaving conundrums,
communicating broken images
stu-stu-stuttering dramatically

dating a poet is no fun either
ok, i’ll listen to your 13 minute rant.
is that about me/you/us?
now … am i the gun, the bullet
or the pillow?

then that condensending look
what would she expect from someone who
doesn’t care for salinger
no.
i don’t get it.

a good poem grabs me by the back of the neck
lifts me to another level
and rubs my nose in someone elses shit.
i like poems,
i just don’t trust poets.