THIS POEM
This poem's self-referential.
... Of that there is no doubt.
This poem itself, and nothing else,
... is what this poem's about.
The way it blithely bops along,
... much like a metronome,
the way this poem proclaims this poem
... is all about this poem.
It's not about the ache of love
... or autumn leaves that fall.
This poem's a poem about itself,
... exclusively. That's all.
You may not like it. That's okay.
... You need not take it home.
It's not about your taste in poems.
... This poem's about this poem.
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