Avoiding 'you' Poem by Bill Grace
Avoiding 'you'
At the poetry seminar
the greatly honored poet
told us to avoid the word
'you'
as it makes the reader defensive.
Years later
it finally occurred to me
there is a 'you'
in Rudyard Kipling's
long loved 'If.'
So much for spending money
on learning things
you already knew
to be untrue
even if coming from a celebrated poet
with credentials.
Do I smell
the stench of money
coming through poetry's door ?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/6/2024 5:42:45 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Brilliant; it's the way of the world; more's the pity.