Na/GloPoWriMo #18: "I Began My Life..."
by Michael Doyle

Grabbing this pony by the bridle
Chapters do not really need a title
That seems wisest, he quietly said
And yet that's not the task, replied his head

So alright, as it is, I will yield
Taking my hint from David Copperfield
"I began my life on my own account..."
This is a good one, I wonder what it's about

"...And I don't like it", kicked in the end
It feels like a clever, too familiar friend
Perhaps, I'll borrow this, said a doubting I
And shut my mind before it could offer reply

Like poor David, I've wondered what they think
While casually sipping on an impotent drink
What might it be that they think of me
And all of my vain attempts at poetry?

Tremendous phrases rendered for the sake of nobility
And yet such meager musings in their simplicity
Lost in a collection of attempts at rational thought
That manage to fall on deaf ears, instead of those sought

(c) April 18, 2021  Michael Doyle
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