Recalling a poet laureate who advised against (1) confusing narrative with poetic form, this poem became a story clothed in admonitions. I was warned for loaning a man my drivers license so he could get into a bar. And on one occasion I was pulled over for driving with one headlight. The officer arrested me on a warrant. I realized I could be cited for careless driving should I shear off a cluster of mailboxes. (1)The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets by Ted Kooser |
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