Hemingway Never Did This

I read that he lost a suitcase full of manuscripts on a

train and that they never were recovered.

I can't match the agony of this

but the other night I wrote a 3-page poem

upon this computer

and through my lack of diligence and

practice

and by playing around with commands

on the menu

I somehow managed to erase the poem

forever.

believe me, such a thing is difficult to do

even for a novice

but I somehow managed to do

it.

now I don't think this 3-pager was immortal

but there were some crazy wild lines,

now gone forever.

it bothers more than a touch, it's some-

thing like knocking over a good bottle of

wine.

and writing about it hardly makes a good

poem.

still, I thought somehow you'd like to

know?

if not, at least you've read this far

and there could be better work

down the line.

let's hope so, for your sake

and

mine.