Exasperation

Counting words to fill a line

then editing out ruins what is mine.

I wrote about a reindeer story.

It was filled with Christmas glory.

But nine reindeer named is far to much.

Editing then becomes a crutch.

And holding up my injured form.

I tossed it out. This poem was born.




Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem was written after writing a poem and trying to send it to poetry.com.  Their line and letter requirements were too much.  After I tried rewriting it several times, the frustration was just too much and I wrote this instead.

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