“Dear,”
Silly poet,
“You chose to share your work—
gave us an opportunity”
But we’re passing that shit up;
“We won’t select this submission for publication”
Because it is too real and scares the shit out of us—
Can we even make money off of that?
Will we lose readers?
We just don’t think you are
Marketable.
“Regardless of [our] particular tastes”—
No matter how
Unpublishable
We think you might be—
“Your voice and your work are valuable”
To some asshole out there
But not here at this table,
“and we wish you all the best
with your writing in the future,”
But we won’t allow that shit here.
Not so sincerely,
Gutless Gatekeepers
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Author:
Tristan Robert Lange (
Online) - Published: July 9th, 2025 07:57
- Comment from author about the poem: Just a little found poetry fun with another sterile rejection letter from the gatekeepers of guile. Dedicated to all the poets of all abilities and styles submitting their work just to get cold, sterile replies. It’s the reality of the beast, but know you are seen and REALLY valued by so many. Who cares about the elite, no? Keep writing you beautiful souls. Keep publishing. Art is for the people.
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