Patron of the Arts

I have decided 

that instead of buying books of poetry

I am going to check them out 

of the library first

That way if I can't understand them

I can just return it

and give someone else a chance

to figure them out

which will be much easier and cost effective

but will sadly put an end

to my delusion of considering myself 

a patron of the arts

when I stop leaving 

books of poems 

that only make sense 

to the author that wrote them

in the hallway near the elevator

so someone else 

can get confused 

for free

Ken Owen October 2025

Van Niddy Press