Another rejection. I entered 36 poetry contests. It is embarrassing to have done so in the first place. Even having written poetry forced me to acknowledge that I was, in some way, a poet. This is a foolish thing to be. It's not a serious thing. It does not translate into anything serious. It is the antithesis of seriousness.
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