Conversation Poem by Nick Pierce

So what's up, Nick? What you been doin'?
Oh, hey man. Uhh, I just opened an account on a poem site.
You still into writin' them rotting rhymes, dude? Thought you'd moved past that.
Yeah, well- a guy's gotta keep himself occupied as the world careens about.
And hey, you know most of my stuff don't rhyme.
Sure. Like I read more'n 2 or 3 of your pieces. So if you don't rhyme,
what do you do?
I watch my spelling, fiddle with reshaping words and throw in a moral, mostly.
Yeah? So what's the moral in this one?
That sometimes it's nice just to talk.
Oh. O.K.-hey, that's kinda cool, in a way.
Glad you think so, man. Gotta go now. Later.
Later, Nick. Keep well.
You too, y'all.