running for a line's end

running for a line's end

 

 

i want to be a politician

screw the poetry

more people listen to candidates

than read verse

 

i want to be a politician

so i can rehearse

speeches

for the leeches to stick to

 

they don't attach as well

to sonnets and haiku

i want to be a politician

have someone else write my poetry for me

 

then i don't have to take the blame

for my words.

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/7/23

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Loved this
I think you may be a great poet and strangely you don’t really know it yet Jacob

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are kind, Julie.
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

And honest thanks 🙏 I say the truth

[Chris Shaw]

I don’t want you to be a politician J. I have no faith in them, but I have every faith in your ability as a poet. Also many of them are dishonest and you are not. Stick to writing. The politicians can stick to their deception.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks for your kind words...and I will stick to writing....

[keith]

lech walesa ... poet/politician/dissident/president
he did it so others can

there is a delicate balance between politics and poetry
but it is the poet who brings humanity to the table

strong write

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Keith.
j.

[red93]

Excellent and ironic Jacob - you wanna be Elected ! ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[jacob erin-cilberto]

probably not, but Alice Cooper did.
j.

[red93]

Nice one Jacob ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[.]

If you are a Republican, throw your hat in the ring for the nomination. From my far off perch the competition to run against Bumbling Biden is hardly inspiring. At least with your wordcraft you will write your own speeches and be your own man, something I have always found weird in American politics. I do agree with you, though......many prefer to delve into politics than read the verse of a poet. Even reading of books is becoming extinct. And that is quite sad and doesn't bode well for the new generations of poets. This poem gets my vote, anyway. Well written, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I land on the other side, mostly...not Republican...pretty liberal...but for the right person...don't see that these days.
Thank you, Doodley,
j.

[light and ashes]

Your first stanza is unfortunate but true...
this is kind of brilliant,
great writing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Light.
j.

[light and ashes]

You are always welcome, Jacob.

[Perdition]

Nah..Stay the poet, take the blame, in the end, politics are an organized religion all the same, or at least a con of the worst in kind. Yeah, stay the poet, keep opening worthy minds! As if anyone could talk you into otherwise.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I agree with your take...thank you, Perdition,
j.

[willweb]

Well, you are right about that...taking the blame for their words. I really don't get it at all, how can a population of millions allow these people to constant lie or say the wrong things and still let them get away with it. I think a poet as a politician is a good idea, at least they would have a bit of imagination.
You've got my vote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, will,
j.

[DIVYA]

Dear Jacob,
Politicians are cunning, indeed. Your conclusion is brilliant. I enjoyed this poem absolutely.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, and I appreciate your "Finding God"---piece.
the teachers who really care do serve a purpose.
j.