[I can’t express to you how embarrassed I am to show you all
this one. First, I’m not that great when it comes to poetry. I’ve gotten better
at it, but this is the first one I ever had published. It’s from a book called
SHELTER IN THE SHADE. I was still in college when I boasted that I’d placed a
poem in a publication. Everyone told me I was a fool, and I was still wet
behind the ears. Even my own English professor told me I’d been scammed, and I
was arrogant enough to not believe him. Oh, what a fool I was! But even
crazier: I fell for it a second time. And I still didn’t fully believe it, so I
tested it a third time. In other words, I fell for the same publishing scam
three times. THREE TIMES. To make matters worse, I ordered a deck of laminated
cards with this poem on them. If you’ve made it this far, rest assured that I
have learned my mistake, and I’ve been beating myself up over the past 17 years
or so.]
STRETCH!
STRETCH!
STRETCH!
SNAP!
The rubber band flew from my finger and hit my cap.
I picked it up and held it in my hand,
and decided to stretch that rubber band once again.
STRETCH!
STRETCH!
STRETCH!
SNAP!
Whoops! The rubber band broke
as well as all hope.
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