Poetry Day: Do I Look That Stupid?

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Not Dumbledore

(Pretty sure we’ve all had these types of encounters.  Some people really just can’t read the signs.  Then you become the bad guy.)

I get it
I heard it the first time
Stop repeating
It was a welcomed warning
The first few times
Now
It is a daily ritual
That stings
And burns

 

Contrary
To what I assume
Is a sign
Neon in color
Plastered
To my head
Invisible to my eye
I
Am not stupid

 

I learn
I adapt
I can figure out
What is right
And wrong
There is no need
To repeat
The warning
Relentlessly

 

So please
Stop
I have my limits
High
As they may be
I understand
I concede your point
But please
SHUT UP!

About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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6 Responses to Poetry Day: Do I Look That Stupid?

  1. L. Marie says:
    March 9, 2023 at 11:03 am

    I also don’t like a repeated warning, especially if said in a tone of ondescension.

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  2. L. Marie says:
    March 9, 2023 at 11:03 am

    And by “ondescension,” I mean condescension. 😄

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  3. John W. Howell says:
    March 9, 2023 at 3:02 pm

    I don’t know why people feel the need to school others anyway. Super poem.

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