The phone rang at one thirty
in the morning
and it was a man
from Malebolge
he said
stop singing
your hurting my ears
I told him I would try
but I would fail
that’s it’s just one of those things
you know
he hung up on me
and I haven’t heard from him
since.
– matt at shadow of iris
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[All art is derivative.]
Oh, I like it!
Clever, and kind of funny.
“I told him I would try
but I would fail”
Good stuff.
This is wonderful. Simple but amazing. It speaks to the musician in me and the poet too. I think it’s very successful. My favourite of your poems so far – though, I’ve not yet read many.
Thank you both!