1322: Poem of Nine A.M. | Stephen Burt

[exceptindreams]

"Poem of Nine A.M

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[gaski]

That has to be "Crushworthy"! (Well, it doesn't have to be, but I'll be quite surprised if it isn't.)

[miasedai]

I think the poem you're looking for is "Crushworthy" by R. Eirik Ott. It was posted here early this year. It begins "I want someone / to have a crush on me / for a change."

[nightspore]

Burt (a friend) kind of blows a good poem when he says "We should never look down / on what gives strangers comfort" since he just has looked down on the land from the airplane.

[dancinguniverse]

So it looks to me like there's agreement on "Crushworthy," but when I read the description, I totally thought it was the following poem, which seems like it should go in a set with "Crushworthy

[gh0stmeat]

This was the poem that came to mind as well. High five!

[g_esquared]

Me too! Uncannily enough, I first read it only a few days ago. Serendipity!

[aedrais]

That was my first thought, too! I'm glad you posted it.

[parisiennepen]

Very nice. I love the last five lines in particular, but the whole thing is really nice.