I Am The Big Explainer

A song parody of The Entertainer by Billy Joel

P.G. Barnett
Nov 1 · 2 min read
Photo by abi ismail on Unsplash

I am the big explainer,
And it makes my writing grand,
A lone steadfast remainder,
Of a time not in demand,
You ask today I write one,
A poem with many parts,
But I know the shame when my writing’s lame,
And I’ll disappear, you’ll not shed a tear,
If I don’t write from the heart.

P.G. Barnett

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A published author enjoying married Texas bliss. Dog person living with cats. A writer of Henry James stories and thoughts about this crazy world we live in.

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