Goodreads Poem of the Month

by Gabe from Colorado

                                       Damn all the good books   
 
 

                Damn all the good books, 

               They call out my name, 

               I reach out to read them all, 

               Falling flat on my face with shame, 

               The timeless classics Don Quixote would say, 

               The newfound glories, Clancy and James Frey, 

               The poets like Poe 

               and Dickinson 

               Ms. Emily I feel your pain 

               But I haven't the time 

               To read every non-rhyme 

               and clear the shelves of Humor, 

               Mystery, History, Architecture 

               and all the good books call out 

               my name "Bend my sheath." "Break my spine." "Get familiar with me." 

               I haven't the time. 

               Damn all the good books!