im sad
im sad so i have to write this poem
i have to write it in lower case
i have to write it without any punctuation at all
i have to pretend im only depressed
i have to pretend im maintaining control
i have to pretend im not really very angry at all
im sad i have to write this poem so
i have to make you enjoy this poem
i have to make you despise this poem
i have to make you read this poem at all
i have to do lots of things
i have to do way too many things i dont want to do like write this poem
so im sad i have to write this poem
at all
Larry Wall
March 1, 1994