HOW

a guy at work asked me how I picked up women.

I told him, "I tell them I'm a writer."

"really?" he asked surprised.

"yeah," I told him, "I play the tortured soul, the guy who
writes poetry. some girls really fall for it."

"wow," he said, "I would have never thought of that. do you
read them poetry too?"

"no," I said, "I never read girls poetry."

"well," he said, "you do not seem like the type of guy who is
good with women but you do have a way."

"yeah," I said, "it's great, but there is one bad side to it."

"what's that?" he asked.

"well often times these girls actually fall in love with me."

"nuh, uh"

"yeah, really, they get all weird and pathetic and want to take
walks on the beach, sit on my lap and sing me love songs."

"really?"

"yeah, really, so now when I am out trying to pick up women I
just tell them I'm in sales. this way they know I'm only in it
for a good time."


About Mike Meraz:
Mike Meraz lives and writes in Los Angeles, Ca. He has been published numerous times online and in print. you can check out his work HERE

YELLOW DAFFODILS

we have grown tired of flowers.
we have grown tired of the word

"poet."

we have become sick of the sunset,

the beach,

the horizon,

the cold winter night and the stars in the sky.

we have grown lazy when it comes to individuality,

authenticity, and originality.

I want to know what your coffee tastes like in the morning,

not the color of the daffodils in your garden.

About Mike Meraz:

Mike Meraz lives and writes in Los Angeles, Ca. He has been published numerous times online and in print. you can check out his work here

http://black-listedpoems.blogspot.com/

I'M SORRY

but your

flowery

metaphors are

making

me

sick.

it is not

writing.

it is

spraying

Febreze

on a

pile

of

dung.

 

 

About Mike Meraz:

Mike Meraz's new book Black-Listed Thoughts is now available from Propaganda Press.