Write Like Nobody Is Reading

Sometimes I will sing without knowing the words.
It's okay with me if you find it absurd.
Most times when I write, I have nothing to say.
that don't stop me from writing it anyway.

When I first started writing, I thought that fame,
was getting some people to follow my name.
'Till I realized that because they liked it,
they probably were thinking, "Man, this is ****."

But now it don't bother me if you scroll past.
'Cause I think that someday, my laugh will be last.
When in a couple hundred years from this day,
Some alien might dig what I have to say.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Wolf Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 6:42 PM
Alieh, Shmalien... E.T. went home...
Brotherton Avatar
September 7, 2023 at 7:15 AM
They found no intelligent life here.
M  Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Jerry…l am such a fan of your poetry…l love the way you write with such realness and from the heart! Perfect combo….Debx
Brotherton Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Deb, your kind words fill my heart with joy. Thank you.
Fisher Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Good one, and I didn't even read it, lol. No doubt the aliens will laugh along, too!
Brotherton Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 5:50 PM
As long as they don't come with ray guns blazing trying to eliminate my crappy poetry.
Slaughter Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Very good philosophy, Jerry. And I also agree with Kim.
Brotherton Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Once I realized that I would never get rich, there was no pressure to write that perfect poem.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 10:54 AM
There are some that love your writing already!
Brotherton Avatar
September 6, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Thanks for your kind words, Kim. I do appreciate you dropping by.
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