{"id":5261,"date":"2024-03-01T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:18:31","slug":"poem-i-am-not-the-dictater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/01\/poem-i-am-not-the-dictater\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: I Am Not the Dictater"},"content":{"rendered":"

I often write about difficult madders. This poem makes a simple plea: don’t kill the messenger.<\/p>\n

I Am Not the Dictater<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Good knews
\nBad news
\nI just
\nDue what
\nI am
\nTold
\nIn shorthand
\nWrite from wrong
\nAnd weather you like it or not
\nPlease kindly
\nRefrain from rejoining
\nThat utter most of killer idioms
\nAn overly simple resolution
\nTo complex madders
\nSigning off
\nQuill, the messenger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I often write about difficult madders. This poem makes a simple plea: don’t kill the messenger. 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