"how can you write poetry and
not like poetry?" she asked.
"i don't know."
"well, what is it you don't like?"
"it seems detached to me. like something
removed from me. it was never written for me."
"maybe you're just not getting it."
"yeh." i said.
"because, i mean, BYRON?
come on. BYRON, is for everyone!"
"you mean, LORD byron.."
...
"you shouldn't be so bitter you know. he even
studied in dublin.
BYRON writes about ROMANCE and NATURE
with an elegance and GRACE."
"i guess"
"you guess?? HA!
And what do you write about?!"
"i wrote about a cat licking his
balls the other day."
"you're a vulgar ass, did you know that?"
"it was beautiful. it was hot out and he was in the sun
and he was really getting into it."
"you're a fucking idiot."
..
i got up and showered then.
when i got out,
she was gone.
i boiled the kettle and
drank a cup of tea in the
afternoon silence and watched
a gun metal sky and
praised the fuckin' LORD.
About the Creator
Dean F. Hardy
Writer from Dublin, Ireland.
*All work here is owned by Dean F. Hardy*
Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.
Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed. You could also pledge your support or give them a one-off tip, letting them know you appreciate their work.
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Keep reading
More stories from Dean F. Hardy and writers in Poets and other communities.
Comments (20)
Congrats, Dean 🌟
Congratulations on Top story, very humorous
Oh, this is just awesome. 💕
Dean, I really liked the formatting and mood of this piece. Made me think of chat-fiction for a second, with how it started. I laughed my as off at the part where the narrator talked about the poem he wrote about a cat licking it's balls. 🤣 Congratulation son Top Story!! 🎉
There are days like that Momma said.
Thrilled you got TS for this one!! Congratulations, my friend :)
LOL Congratulations on Top Story!!!❤️💕
I would say "called it" but, i'll just say congrats on killer Top Story!
Haha. I need to see that cat one. I mean I need to read that cat one. Lol. This is great. Congrats on the TS
Circling back to congratulate you on having this deservedly recognized as a Top Story
Quite humorous Dean. I like your honesty and viewpoint on poetry.
Great stuff, right down to the subtitle. Well done!
Just yes, so much yes. This was absolutely skin-tingly glorious.
Love it as usual 👏
Ha!! This is good stuff, Dean! Saw the title, saw you were the author, knew it would be great. Loved it.
Fucking hell, I enjoyed this. But of course I always do when you write it :) What a happy surprise to read with my coffee today.
Showers work magic, don't they?
❤️
oh my! You have been missed! This was stunning, Dean, seriously! Made me hurt my blooming mouth with grinny type smiles...especially the bit about the cat. then the last bit...love how poetic it sounded, with so much biting sarcasm! That's how I read it anyway! Well done!
This made me laugh to myself. I have so many conversations like this around other topics, and I think you reached the right conclusion... Thank zod!