You see, I don't like long poems <br />My attention span is not so long, <br />And the birds are busy through the window; <br />I'm so afraid I'll miss their song. <br /> <br />Birds don't last long, in this world, <br />As my mind grows shorter than a fuse, <br />Lit at the business end of a stick <br />Of dynamite, and that's no ruse. <br /> <br />You see, I don't like long poems; <br />For I'm growing older by the clock <br />And I've things to say to this old world, <br />And tombstones aren't well known to talk. <br /> <br />I've things to say, and people's eyes <br />Are wandering, while I have my say; <br />Seems I talk faster all the time, <br />Before the light runs out of day. <br /> <br />You see, I don't like long poems; <br />My shadow's shorter every year <br />I don't have endless hours to read- <br />There's words I'd really rather hear.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-don-t-like-long-poems/
