I blurred out his preamble because it was a whole lot of irritating garbage about why he’s “not a good writer” and “don’t judge me”. Well, E, if you didn’t want to be judged, get the fuck off of online dating. That’s literally WHAT WE’RE ALL DOING HERE DUDE. So you and your thin skin can just keep it.
But, on to the poetry.
I often think that haiku’s are a cop-out. A quick and dirty way to seem smart or romantic. Any moron can count to 5, then 7, then 5 again. But really haiku’s are just a way to bypass the hard work of making things rhyme. Which is really why most people like poetry in the first place.
That being said, I find E’s pair of haikus to be fairly charming. Aside from the faux pas of rhyming “way” with “away”, his message makes sense. Stressing the importance of staying 6 feet away while still finding a way to cultivate relationships – that’s our new normal after all.
E- you’re like the annoying teachers pet in elementary school. Nobody likes you. But you have the right answers. B-.
Love in the Time of COVID 