Fan Mail
Your book is my dog-eared bible,
never away from my nightstand
since I read the first page.
As you know it’s available on Amazon,
new, for $14.99 or like-new for $1.99
plus $3.99 shipping.
I’m sure your new one will be just as
inspiring, and maybe even more so,
which is why I splurged and paid full price.
Pay no heed to ridiculous ratings,
like the one from that woman
who gave your book one star,
and her Hoover hand-vac, four.
I had one and had to toss it, so
I know what does and doesn’t suck.
© Gloria Parker
Gloria Parker is a retired primary school teacher. Her poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Margie, Slipstream, Loch Raven Review, Rattle, Nimrod, Paterson Literary Review, Third Wednesday, Hiram Poetry Review, and elsewhere.
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