Addictive Words Poem by Ian Bowen

Addictive Words



At my first meeting
I got to my feet, and with
shaking knees and quavering voice
I proclaimed 'I am a poet'.
The other members of the gathering
put their hands together,
and clapped at my admission
The leader of the group, asked
about my addiction as I sobbed
buckets while relating my story.

Since that meeting,
I have only written two poems...

I will have to admit it
at the next meeting.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chuck Audette 27 April 2010

Apparently, the cure is a 12-stanza process... Keep at it! -chuck

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Munia Khan 22 February 2010

This must be one of those 2 poems......so wonderful....

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Suman Dutta 18 January 2010

This is a fantastic piece. Very well done. I proclaimed 'I am a poet'... so true, we all do it in our own meetings.

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