Disingenuous Inverse Attempt

An entry into the Inverse Challenge which I dedicate to Cathy holmes

By Rachel DeemingPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

I can't write inverse poems

This I tell myself

But

I try

Willing the words to come

To make paradoxical sense

When read

Either way

The challenge seems insurmountable

Until the lines appear

It's not great

I can write inverse poems

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Written by Rachel Deeming