This week’s piece is a poem inspired by my English Literature teacher at college, Chris, who was rather upset when he discovered that someone left blue paper in the printer. This caused a relatively small stir in the classroom, since he had to print out worksheets twice, but, in the moment, he suggested that the poets we study would turn this moment into a poem. Taking the opportunity, I grabbed a notebook and jotted down a poem. Upon reading it, he was surprised and said that it accurately portrayed his feelings in the moment, so I thought I’d share it with you today!
On Printers And Blue Paper
To ruin a day in one single, sweeping motion.
How can you, unknown figure, harass my mind thus?
While your name may never leave my lips,
nor touch my thoughts, your actions colour my day black.
Cruelty, in a careless form–
who are you? Better yet, who do you think you are,
so bold, to leave your cast-offs, blue, in place of blank sheets, white?
Enjoyed the poem? Why not check out Our Paused World or Aleatory Poetry?
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Oskar Leonard 