Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Found Poetry
“FOUND poetry is all about taking words that were not meant to be a poem in their original form, and turning them in to a poem. These words/phrases/sentences come from newspaper articles, snippets of overheard conversations, recipes, interactions, letters… basically any materials can offer “inspiration”.
The wording is not changed but your use of line breaks and cuts or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning.”
For the most part
you spend time
with people you like.
He was old, a loner–
died crumpled on the floor,
a narrow space between cot
and wall. Two televisions
in the cluttered room,
one manic cat. Neighbors
swore they took care
of him; they were drunk,
wanted those televisions.
Military discharge,
pornography, set of false
teeth. Telephone rings.
“Is Mr. Jones at home?”
No. “When should I call
back?” No time soon.
“Well he was interested
in our low-cost
insurance . . .” He’s
not interested. “And who
may I ask are you?”
Cops. He’s dead.
