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MY BOOKS

No one reads my books any more.
People say my poems are depressing
and that all I do
is complain.

People tell me
they've got problems
of their own.

I guess they have a point.
Everyone is feeling down;
they don't need to read
the same sad story
over and over.

People say,
"Don't you have some positive poems
to lift our spirits?"

The answer is "no".
So my books remain on the shelves,
unread and unsold.
                           
George Snedeker