Thank you to Lindsey Lewis Smithson of Straight Poetry Publishing for posting my poem.

https://straightforwardpoetry.com/fresh-poems

HARD TRUTHS WE CHOOSE TO IGNORE BY LINDA IMBLER

September 7, 2020

A sputtering engine, a baby’s cry,

and the sharp, piercing call of our pets,

all amplified in volume,

should never be disregarded.

 

But, there are some hard truths 

we choose to ignore:

 

No one else loves your art

as much as the person closest to you.

(but, I forgive my mother.)

 

The world doesn’t shine as bright

when we can never go home again,

but we, forsaken and forlorn,

would rather live in a lightless bubble

than not at all.

 

Excessive editions of the book of drink,

however much fun to read,

makes the galaxy spin

in the opposite direction

of its usual trajectory.

 

Tough times are not bank investments,

as dues paid, guaranteeing smooth sailing 

during times ahead, anymore than

a box of used batteries

can light up one’s house.