| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Maryellen Lebeda-Parra on 11/06/03 at 06:18 PM and this poetry is most beautiful |
| Posted by Leah Laiben on 11/06/03 at 06:45 PM omg omg omg...wow! this is sooo good. i loved the tree-paper thing. high five...lol...posk, k, posk |
| Posted by Kimberly Bare on 11/06/03 at 07:07 PM "you are not poetry"...what a brilliant insult! Mind if i use that line in conversation sometime?? |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 12/02/03 at 07:43 PM Oh, this is exquisite! Magnificent! Beautiful and stunning! |
| Posted by Rachelle Howe on 12/18/03 at 06:45 PM ouch. slam. golden. |
| Posted by Jolie Jordan on 01/23/04 at 01:37 PM I really hate it when the only thing I can think to say is "I can relate." it just seems SO overused (not to mention how cliche it is) but really, I CAN relate to this. it reminds me of someone SO much, and the fact that he is not poetry. it's almost impossible to write something about him, or how I feel when I'm around him. ..well, you get my point hopefully:) |
| Posted by Richard Vince on 09/02/04 at 10:40 PM astounding. the title grabbed me and the poem did not disappoint. it has to be the most original poem i've read in years. |
| Posted by Delilah Coyne on 04/09/05 at 06:36 PM I'd hate to be the inspiration for this poem! Wow! This is really original. |
| Posted by Bet Yeldem on 06/18/05 at 06:07 AM now one of my most loved poems on this site! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/19/06 at 03:26 PM I love the tree becoming paper on the ground. This is one of the classiest put-downs I've read. |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 11/12/07 at 04:15 PM oh man, how i'd love to tell someone they aren't poetry. but you know, for the most part, to actually go as far as to say that to someone (or about someone) is only proving to yourself how much you really DO believe that they are poetry. sigh. |
| Posted by Angela Nuzzo on 11/27/07 at 11:47 AM This is brilliant, Olivia! I was going to quote my favorite lines, but I'd have to quote the WHOLE POEM!!!! Those last 12 words are perfect. With the 3rd repetition of the title line, we really get the kick in the gut. Nice job. |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 06/12/08 at 06:27 PM yup, this is solid. i wrote a poem like this once, back in the DAYYYY, and it was all 'you are not this, you are not that. and i am a liar.'
good thing yours didn't have the angst mine did hah |
| Posted by Scott Utley on 12/21/08 at 07:47 PM I may sound a bit self-absorbed, but for a moment there, I really thought this song was about me, about me, I'm so vain, I really thought this song was about me, bout me ... I'm so vain! but you my lovely, are a genius! I am going back to the wonderful world of fast food, I could never write like this. |
| Posted by Scott Utley on 12/21/08 at 07:47 PM I may sound a bit self-absorbed, but for a moment there, I really thought this song was about me, about me, I'm so vain, I really thought this song was about me, bout me ... I'm so vain! but you my lovely, are a genius! I am going back to the wonderful world of fast food, I could never write like this. |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 12/26/08 at 04:06 AM Fantastic writing Olivia. I would hate to be "him"! |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 12/26/08 at 04:55 AM pure gold |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/12/09 at 12:18 PM This was a wonderful read- loved the repetition of "you are not poetry"- an insult of the highest order! great write- nice read |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 08/02/09 at 01:03 AM I just read this poem as it was mentioned in Barbara Dooley's thread about "Talent". It really is a superb write as mentioned in so many comments. Really well done lady. |
| Posted by Allison Smith on 08/19/09 at 12:42 PM hehehe nice |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 06/24/11 at 05:58 AM Nice, very, very nice Olivia. |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 08/25/11 at 01:23 PM Still awesome. |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 11/13/11 at 06:50 PM found this as a random favorite, and i'm glad i did! i don't know what else to say really other than, incredible! |
| Posted by Johnny Crimson on 04/26/13 at 01:40 PM and yet he is poetry. Imagine that. |
| Posted by Johanna May on 05/20/15 at 12:51 AM This is like a lovely bludgeon of truth to the heart. |
