A New Notebook
The virgin page
Stares into my eyes
Between the lines
Says “Come on
Impress me. Give
Me your best shot.
Start as you mean
To go on. Don’t
Begin me with
Mediocre babble.
Make it so that
Every time you
Open me you’ll be
Filled with inspiration.
Proud of what
You can achieve. ”
I say ” I’ll do my best. ”
Then go and fail
With this easily
Forgettable, piece
Of crap.
©Ian Lewis Copestick all rights reserved
Ian Lewis Copestick is a 47-year-old writer from Stoke on Trent England. Although he started writing poetry in 2001, he only started sending them out for publication 8 months ago. In this time he has had over 100 poems and 5 short stories published. He is featured in print anthologies by Alien Buddha Press and Horror Sleaze Trash. His first book Detritus Of The Drunken Night was published by Cajun Mutt Press April 2, 2019.