Day 1 of the New Experiment

An MPP Poem

Well they did it, we survived! But wait look and see —

My poetry earnings are down by over half, this can’t be!

I saw that you read, and I saw that you viewed, I even saw claps, Goddess bless you!

And yet here we are, at the end of the day my plans and dreams of car payments,

seem so far away, I was just learning to thrive in this place

I guess as a poet, I will take what comes With quiet sad grace.

Just a friendly reminder. Support poetry. Support the small stuff. We are quality. Do we really want everyone to just write about sex, money, and productivity? Or can we have a space for poets, the arts, and the things you maybe used to think about liking in college, right? Head on over, adopt a poet or two. Follow us. Share us. Talk to us. We like you.

Jenny Justice is a poet mom who longs to bring poetry to life in ways that spark empathy, connection, joy, and feeling. You can follow her on Medium and at Jenny Justice, Writer. You can follow her poetry at Justice Poetic.