Contemporary Poetry (2) Poem by RIC BASTASA

contemporary poetry
is nice to read since they are
not cliches, very much unlike
shakespeare or
mary oliver

i 've seen one and read it
over and over again
it feels like
trickling rain from
my forehead to my
spine

like this:

rain
rain
go
away
come
back
an

other
d
a
y....

i am amazed

i think i will write about jack and jill went up the hill to get a pail of water.
jack forgot and
what is that? jill come rolling after?
the pail.

i am bitter.
sour i mean.
i don't belong
i am one kind of a frustrated contemp...

orary wri
ter.

well, i will try next time
i have to reread
bukowski's advice
i will wait
till the next tick.

oh well,
i got other things to do.
the grapes are sour anyway.
(cliche duh!)