National Poetry Month: Self-Employed (13 of 30)

 It's National Poetry Month. I will be posting a poem each day. No theme. I'm just going to follow the spark each day, wherever I might find it. It's bound to be messy. 

For National Poetry Month, Mary Lee Hahn has been writing a cherita poem each day on her blog: Poetrepository. I've been intrigued and decided it was time to give one a try. It seems to me, Mary Lee most often begins with her "pop" right at the beginning of her poem. I love the way the truth is right there from the start. 

My "pop" seems to come a bit more at the end of my poem. I'm still playing, but this was a fun form to try. Thanks, Mary Lee. 

Self-Employed

"Occupation?" the form asked. 

I began to write self-employed

instead of retired. 

Retired denotes ceased to work,

but every day I am here

with pen in hand. 

© Cathy L. Mere, 2023