Rejection Song
Those publishers sent their reply
an email rejection slip
I took my time to read each line
while I bit my bottom lip.
They said the imagery was strong
with elements of cliché
the punctuation was all wrong
repeatedly.
They’re “sorry” they won’t print
my words of freedom
now all I seem to have
rejection songs
rejection songs
I tried to free my mind, over a thousand pages
but now they've made up their minds
after I'd used my energy
now I’m “unsuccessful this time”
But their bottom line is profit
with markets and trends where they look
my poetry’s not the right fit
in their current season of books
Won't they ever print
these words of freedom?
when all the words I see
rejection songs
rejection songs
rejection songs
I tried to free my mind, over a thousand pages,
but they had made up their minds
and I’d used up all my energy
on submissions time after time
Their world is driven by profit
why don’t you take a look?
seems poetry doesn’t quite fit
in their latest season of books
We still have words to sing
poetry is freedom
even when we receive
those rejection songs
Even when we receive,
those rejection songs
poetry is freedom
words of freedom
Copyright © Martin Challender | Year Posted 2024
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