Poetry Friday -Unlikeable Poem

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This offering probably qualifies as a rant poem. A rant poem with a touch of irony. For as long I can remember I have found the unnecessary insertion of multiple 'likes' into everyday conversation quite cringeworthy. It's a gap filler in what is best described as an unsavoury word salad.

When the word like is indiscriminately spread across an utterance, it detracts from the overall impact of the message. Can you tell I find it irksome?

Poets respond to many things. In this instance, a single word was all it took!

So here is my response...

Unlikable

Have you noticed

how some people overuse the word-like?

Like every statement begins with- like

They like, litter their conversations with like.

Like, it’s annoying

Like, stop it!

It’s like, so crazy

To keep saying like!

They say things like-

Hey, has everyone like noticed

how Mandy like smiles

every time, Tristan like walks past?

It’s like so obvious she like, likes him.

Do these people like even realize that they are like,

Using a word to like fill up a space.

It’s like brain fluff,

Like, so unnecessary.

Like, it’s so frustrating to like listen to them

So, like stop it now

Like, please stop it now

Like, for everyone’s sake.

Alan j Wright

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