It’s Hard

It’s Hard
to write something meaningful
when you’ve been trained to think in bullet points.

Sometimes, bullet points aren’t enough.
There’s no emotion, for example.
Sometimes, there’s no meaning.
But those are the bad bullet points.

A poem in bullet points would be strange.

  • This would be the title. Probably in bold.
  • Each line would be indented.
  • And bulleted.
  • Even ee cummings would think it sucked.
  • ee cummings was a famous poet who didn’t like punctuation.

So, don’t do that.
And, stop thinking in bullet points.
It’s why nothing good comes out of meetings.

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Author: Blind John Ellsworth

Blind John Ellsworth (1960- ), a (questionable) poet and sometimes Texas bluesman. He has recorded one spoken-word album (thankfully unreleased), since he is still trying to learn to play guitar. (Lack of musical skills is what makes him a poet and not a lyricist. Plus, he can’t write music.)

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