Let Me Mean Lonely Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Let Me Mean Lonely



Empty Vacuous,
envious of empty, childless Vain,
asked to mean childless too.

'It wouldn't suit
having two mean both;
so what we'll do
is add 'lonely' to empty you.'

Let Me Mean Lonely
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: emptiness,language,lonely
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'vanity' can mean 'bachelorhood'. See The Clerk'sTale (II)by Chaucer.
'Vacuous' as 'lonely' is mine.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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