Nobody Reads Poetry Anymore!
You heard it here last...
Nobody reads poetry anymore
Go ahead, ask around
A fad thousands of years in the making
Has run itself aground
Nobody reads poetry anymore
Are you out of your mind?
Ask someone to read a poem
And they’ll tell you they haven’t the time
Too busy telling grams instantly
Their face buried in a book of blurbs that never end
Snappy chats of quicker conversations
Tick tock ticked off
To send or not to send
Nobody reads poetry anymore
Unless of course you’re reading this now
In which case I stand corrected
Somebody most certainly
Reads some poetry
Somehow
About the Creator
C. Ray Hanson
I am a writer of poetry, philosophy and absurdity of which you can find plenty at thoughtmesslobster.com
Beyond that I make musings around food things on Instagram @couldbecolin
And now I share my brain stew here on Vocal too
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