The Nonymous Poems

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BE QUIET IN THIS GALLERY

It is not allowed 

to read the signs aloud

or to be loud

in any way.

The behaviour which you exhibit

would prohibit

further viewing of this exhibit.

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I'D RATHER BE RICH 

I’m poor but

I'd rather be rich.

I want people to write books about me.

I want photographers to swarm

when I leave restaurants.

I want to be so rich

one of my chauffeurs

has a 20-carat diamond ring 

she never wears anymore

because she's tired of it.

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AN ELEPHANT NEVER FORGETS

I'd never be lonely 

if an elephant was my friend.

I'd give him pieces of sugar cane 

because they’re his favourite treat.

I'd take him to the waterfalls 

every morning for a good scrub.

If somebody bothered us,

he could just shoot water at them 

out through his trunk.

And best of all,

if an elephant was my friend,

it wouldn't be like a person being my friend,

because an elephant would never forget about me.

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EVERYONE IS LOST

Everyone feels

hurt

and lonely

and lost.

You’re not the only one.

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SO LONELY ON A SUNDAY

You can get so lonely on a Sunday

that it leaves a scar on your soul.

And the next day,

surrounded by people,

you are not the same

as you were

before that Sunday.

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POET'S NOTE:

“Be quiet in this gallery” was not published in  Nonymoyus, but I consider it part of this group of poems so I included it anyway.

 Another poem, “Don’t smell the roses,” was published in Nonymous but I don’t show that one to anyone anymore.