Poetry of William J Remski

So, you like to write poems?
You sit around all day with a quill pen
Splashing ink all over the place
Writing your verses in a black,
Leatherbound volume with dragons
Embossed into the cover.
None of this pays the bills.
You are behind on your rent
And you need cash to get that new car
So you are not cited by the city again
For having a wrecked vehicle
On your front lawn.
Well, friend, you need some
Marketing skills.
You write poems, now all
You have to do is sell them.
What you have to think about is this:
Who would buy a poem?
The greeting card company might
Be a good customer, that is
If you can write something sentimental.
Are you famous?  Are you a star?
Even if you are, you will have problems
Trying to sell your book of poems.
I have gotten many books of poems
Off the remainder rack
Of various book stores.
If you really want to make money
Writing poems, get a job.
Get a good job that pays a lot
With your own office
Where you can hide
And write poems on your lunch hour.
Of course, you can always
Post your poems on a blog
And do something else to make money,
Or you can go into rap music
And get those gold chains
And diamond-studded teeth,
All paid for with your
Royalties.