Square Poem 49 Poem by Kim Barney

Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

Square Poem 49

If you take away my legs
you can put me in the ground.
A wheelchair? No, not for me.
That's not how I'll be found.
On the day I cannot walk
there's no more reason to talk.
Farewell; I'll see you around.

Sunday, August 2, 2026
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I call these square poems because they have the same number of syllables per lines as lines in the poem. This one has seven lines and seven syllables per line.
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Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
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