a poem for the poets

I’m so glad you’re here — please stay

antoinette nevitt
Nov 1 · 1 min read
Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash

I read your words.
I linger longer than ‘enough’,
staring at the screen
to ponder what you meant
instead of scrolling on.

I count to one hundred.
I would count to a thousand,
or ten thousand,
if it mattered to
your bottom line –

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antoinette nevitt

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Resistance Poetry

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