Poetry!? Please!

"Ain't nobody got time for that"

I don’t have time to write poetry. 
Life is too full. Too much friction. 
Too many tasks left to be done. 
It's such a silly addiction.

This is ridiculous. It really is. 
I have better things to do with my time. 
After all, I’m an important person. 
Why bother thinking up words that rhyme?

I have bills to pay, investments to make. 
Money’s what matters. Nothing compares. 
There’s just no time for pointless verses 
that no one reads… or even cares.

Poetry!? Please! What’s the point? 
Words are just… words. Meaningless symbols. 
Don’t get distracted by sunsets or silence.
Reject any phrase that even vaguely resembles.

I’m a serious person, with serious business.
No time for feelings, or wonder, or fluff.
I invest in results, not daydreams or whispers.
Poetry’s soft. I prefer tough.

I have meetings to lead, markets to chase, 
quarterly goals, and a watch that tracks sleep. 
What could a poem possibly offer me 
that doesn’t cost more than it’s worth to keep?

Besides… poems are incredibly suspicious. 
They sneak in between thoughts with a grin. 
You think you’re safe in your clever disdain, 
and then — BAM! — the metaphors begin.

Which is why I’m telling you now, quite clearly: 
Don’t mess with poems. Avoid that descent. 
You might start noticing birds. Or silence. 
You might even feel… content.

You might remember a smell, or a moment, 
or the way the light shifted one day. 
You might stop scrolling for three whole minutes 
just to hear what your own heart might say.

No, there’s no time for that sort of thing. 
Get back to the grind. Keep scrolling. Don’t pause. 
Algorithms don’t reward you for feeling what’s real. 
The machine hates it when you realize its flaws.

No need to comment. Just play it cool.
We wouldn't want to start a trend.
Engagement breeds reflection.
And we both know where that ends.

So don’t write poems. And don’t read them either. 
Ignore the urge. Go back to routines. 
Click something else. Look quickly away. 
And no matter what… never ask what it means.

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