Not ironically, not unironically, but in a secret third way, I really find that spite poetry by k-12 and equivalent students about how much they hate poetry is some of the best poetry out there
I am glad that you wrote me. I thought I had died or something.
Anne Sexton, from ‘A Self-Portrait in Letters’ — W. D. Snodgrass, April 1959
Charles Bukowski, βone for the shoeshine man,β from Love Is a Dog from Hell: poems, 1974-1977
Charles Bukowski, βwhat will the neighbors think?,β from Bone Palace Ballet: new poems
“If you get that gut feeling that something isn’t right about a person or situation, trust it.”— Unknown
“This person sold their soul to you fair and square,” said the incredulous angel to the demon. “Why are you petitioning for them to enter heaven?” “Because after everything they did with what I gave them, they deserve to.”
It turns out that the Statue of Liberty is actually a Weeping Angel, it’s just so big that it’s always been visible to someone. Now, with the smoke filling New York, it’s gone unobserved for the first time.
“You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else’s movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us.”— David Niven