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I wanted to take English as a major

Karen El

But then I realized I didn’t know
A lot of big words

And it’s a shame because I wanted
To be like JK Rowling or I don’t know
RL Stine or one of those people with
Funny names and write kids books
With sexual insinuations and stuff

(There are snakes in that
Chamber of Secrets)

And children will love me for my
Wittiness and warmth and I will
Actually answer fan mail instead
Of being a monumental prick

What a quandary.

Karen El has published another poem since joining on 30/11/99. Read more of Karen's terrible poetry at the anthology. Here are three of Karen's latest works:

I wanted to take English as a major

Submitted Dec 31st 2009, 12:09

not so much

Submitted Dec 31st 2009, 12:02