Unread Email

• Rachel Cashmore, Grade 12
• Poetry
• 2010

I stumbled upon a poetry competition on the web,
I was researching my homework; on an email it had said.

‘Write for fun, write for cash,
Spread your talent, in a flash.’

This was seen as a big opportunity,
For an aspiring writer, such as I, such as me.

With pen in my hand, and head full of thought,
Rhyming and timing is what I so sought.

I considered writing about a political issue,
My cold got the better of me, as I blew in a tissue.

I rethought the competition requirements in my head,
My brilliant idea; to discuss that instead.

Providing a pathway, for young adults’ minds,
Vision and English; my two worlds combined.

My sincere regrets, for any confusion,
And that brings my poem, to a halting conclusion.