I would love to believe
that this poem
might sell a poetry book,
but I think selling poetry is like
selling banana peels.
Have you ever tried that?
If it's a good day and you
actually happen to have a banana in your peel
that does help pique the public interest a bit,
but still, people (even those who won't admit it)
like Skittles more than bananas
if given the choice.
You might say,
Oh yeah, well, my banana is a special banana.
It's bigger and yellower and has twice the potassium
of the next guy's banana,
but then somebody always shows up with chocolate
and you're screwed again.
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This is about the sorry fact that my poetry book is not as interesting to people as an article on Lindsay Lohan.
Tell 'em you've got a friend in Las Vegas named Ice Pick Willie.
Got a kick out of your poem. Witty and wonderful. *
I like this poem's playful irony and the rhythm.
Love the way the last line lands! Fave!
The line about chocolate really made me laugh--it's so true, so true. Nice job!
Excellent. Like the economics of selling thoughts. FAVE
Great, fun poem. Perfect ending.
Enjoyed the intimate conversational tone, the humor and playful twists, yet this ironic overriding doubt that opens the poem. And all surrounding the ever effusive banana.
Fave.
Excellent! *
Wonderful poem Phoebe. This is right up my alley so I couldn't agree more.
Fave.
Me and Ice Pick Willie are real tight!
Yep, that's for sure. Chocolate appears and you are screwed again
Delightful *
Hahaha! Wonderful--so hard to pull off an ars poetica these days and have it be different. This one's irreverent and funny.*
Just found this. Love it and yeah chocolate always trumps everything. And then there's butterscotch. But that's another poem.