Wordplay Artist For Hire

in a bar
in a discussion
with a collegiate

graduate student
just
so
ya know

studied tons of poetry

i recited a few of my shorter ones
that i had memorized

he said

"i like it
i do
but
you are
not
so much a poet
as you are
a clever wordplay artist"

"oh man"
i said
"that's cool

it almost
sounds
like
a real job"