Those humans who wish you well will rejoice
When you find a source of harmless pleasure
Even if it is an eccentric choice:
An artifact made just to your measure
But there are those who will seek to spoil fun
To denigrate your peculiar taste
To disparage the dopamine rich pun
To call the time you spend reading a waste
Recognize the signs of their disorder:
They cannot stand to see you relish joy
Beyond their own proclivity’s border
What they cannot understand, they destroy
Savor your small, secret, silly pleasure
What they dismiss as trash, know as treasure
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (7)
This is 100% fantastic! I love how you're poem's words relate to the comic strips, and I love how you've blasted those black and white views on reading. Great work, D.J.
Excellent sonnet, D.J.! Great lines and image pairing! Especially liked “Beyond their own proclivity’s border”
Your joy is your own treasure - let them dismiss it, but never let it diminish. loved your poem!
I like this title a lot ! & and a great message in your sonnet, D.J. This was “mental man!” ;0)
'Recognize the signs of their disorder' - yes, exactly that!! THEIR disorder. Screw the haters and just enjoy what you enjoy :) I really appreciated this one.
Sadly, there are so many people like that. Your poem had so much truth to it
Goodness, that was totally me back in the day. I loved the comics and superheroes. If only I had kept them I would be rich today. I know too about hearing of the wasting of time. But we learned and proved them wrong. Victory. Love this a lot.