Relieved

This will be my last poem

of no substance, I hope.

The original writer of the

Triond Rumor said

that the other writer read

into something that could

end up being nothing.

I was going to stop writing

for this site,

but since hearing from

the original writer

I have decided to change my mind.

I think I will continue

to write my poems

of whatever substance

they may be.

I’m not into rhyming, sonnets

or haiku, or structured poetry.

But that doesn’t mean

that I don’t have anything to say.

A poem or a story has

such a diverse melting pot

and no one person has the right

to say what is a poem and what is not.

Everyone has their right

to their own opinion,

but it doesn’t mean

that other writers are

going to feel the same way.

I’m entitled to my words

and my opinion.

And if people have

not nice things to say,

they should keep quiet

or say it nicely

without using words of hurt.

Make the world

a better place.

Don’t contribute

to the violence of any kind.

Jennifer Jo Fay

Copyrighted February 6, 2012