I DO WHAT I CAN
Each individual seemsTo put their own stamp
On the things that I write
Sometimes I wonder
When they write about me
What the fudge
Are they on about
Some try to read between
It's the poetry that
They cannot fully see
Now you may think
I'm a bit of a slob
But you don't have to
Can't you see
What poetry means
As for me
I'm rather thick skinned
So you can say anything
My ego cannot be bruised
If you think that it can
You may think of me
As a tempered man
Until you realise
That I'm not
Still haven't recovered
Not completely man
It's hard for me to write
I'm expected to
So I do what I can
Poetry by Alan J Ripley
Written on 2026-08-26 at 02:00
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