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woody sonnet

Woody sonnet


I tried to be a carpenter, soft wood
and a screwdriver to make shelves for
I have many manuscripts that I have not
the heart to throw into the flames
In case what I'm looking for is there
The girl in the shop said I could not
carve a name on the shelves, she 
handed me sandpaper to erase
The titles I had given the shelves
Failure one and failure fifty-four
She, the girl in the shop, gave me
a plastic hammer for free
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Alex Avatar
September 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Indeed a cynically ironic work. Great!
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