Poems Don't Have to Rhyme

Immortal

I hate that nobody notices,

What I want from all of this.

No one sees the pleading undertone,

it's hidden behind a computer screen.

The people who read the stories I write

always disappoint me with their replies.

Sure, they think they're giving me a compliment

by saying "This is amazing! I love it!"

But what I really want to know,

is what the story shows to you.

I don't want to create a plot that doesn't make sense.

I don't want to create characters that are flat or boring or unlikeable.

But no one sees that.

All they see is big words on paper that sound impressive.

Maybe I am confusing; Maybe I'm being ungrateful.

But it doesn't change the fact

that I want to be immortal.