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John's original poems

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So you didn't like my poem?(Do you like my grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks?)  (September 2005)
Is it jealousy then?
Resentful that somebody could create
something new?
Something beyond normal comprehension
and intelligence.
I am not afraid of losing my public,
I have faith in them.
Neither do I fear critical comment.
It's brilliant, I know it's brilliant,
didn't I write it?
Didn't I slog my guts out though the night?
Perhaps I'm a genius.
Yes ! That's it ! Perhaps I'm a genius
and have discovered the meaning of life!
It doesn't matter though.
I don't mind the sarcasm or the cynics.
I know better.
It's brilliant, just brilliant.
After all, didn't I write it?