All Greek To Me

All Greek To Me

I wonder why most poems are so God damn sad

Filled with questions that don’t have answers

Why do poets need a shoulder to cry on

Preferring tears instead of laughter.

Is there guilt in feeling joyous

Is that the reason it's so rarely expressed

Your poems with their  depressing topics

Are tiresome boring at best

This began long ago in Ancient Greece 

Where they so enjoyed the pain of others 

Every play or story resulted in tragedy

Or ended with the sons marrying their mothers

Next time you ask me my opinion of your poem.

Filled with heartache death and misery

Don't think me rude or sarcastic 

When I answer "It was all Greek to me."